MUMBAI: News veteran Shailesh Kumar, who had joined Focus News as its managing editor-regional news channels in December last year, has decided to make an exit from the firm.

Kumar put in his papers on 1 April and will be serving his notice period at Focus News till April- end.  

Confirming the news to Indiantelevision.com, he said, “It was a personal decision to quit the company. I have not yet decided anything about my next move.”

At Focus TV, Kumar was handling the five regional channels – Focus Odisha, Focus Bangla, Focus NE, Focus Haryana and Focus Hi Fi.

Industry sources also hint at the exit of the channel's group CEO Neeraj Sanan. However, at the time of filing this report, this website could not confirm Sanan's exit from the company.