The editor of an Odisha-based net portal and its reporter had been arrested from the state capital for publishing obscene footage of eminent sprinter Dutee Chand and making an attempt to extort them, police stated.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) US Dash stated the editor of the net information channel was initially detained on Friday for questioning and later arrested, whereas one in every of its journalists was additionally taken into custody.
“The reporter of the online portal claimed that he’s now not related to the platform. We are verifying his assertion.”
The DCP of the Bhubaneswar-Cuttack Police Commissionerate stated {that a} four-member particular staff has been constituted to probe the allegations leveled by the ace runner and Olympian. A case has been registered below numerous sections of the IPC, the official stated.
“My false and obscene portrayals on social media and web portals have tarnished my image which ultimately affected my performance in the Olympics. I don’t know what harm I have done to these people,” Chand had additionally recorded his assertion with the police.
The athlete had additionally accused an RTI activist of psychological harassment and intimidation. Dutee additionally moved a Bhubaneswar courtroom and filed a defamation case towards the three accused.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
