A notice has been served to Ramesh Rath and further investigations are underway.”įollowing the notice, the channel had alleged that the development came “a day after OTV telecast an expose on Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s claims of an aerial survey of flood-hit areas of the state, which was based on RTI revelations.” We informed the court that investigation was pending and after the chargesheet, investigation was carried out under CrPC 178 (3). All five had circulated the video, and one of the accused had provided the content. Keonjhar SP Mitrabhanu Mahapatra said: “A preliminary chargesheet was filed in the case and five persons were booked. Rath, who has not been arrested yet, has been served a notice to appear at Keonjhar police station on Wednesday.Īfter the video emerged online before last year’s General Election, Murmu’s uncle had filed a case against unknown people under different IPC sections and relevant sections of IT Act, 2000. Patra had allegedly provided the video to Prashant Mishra, a web journalist who purportedly circulated it among his friends, according to police said. Simanchal Patra, who worked as a junior reporter with the channel, was arrested on April 19, 2019. Rath was picked up by the police on Thursday and served a notice for his alleged involvement in the viral video case of 2019. But it is surprising that they have woken up to it only now, one day after Ramesh Rath reported RTI activists’ findings regarding the CM’s chopper review of the aerial survey of floods.” Reacting to the development, OTV’s Mangat said, “Since the matter is sub judice, it is not proper for us to comment. Murmu wrote: “Strong and strict action should be taken against OTV and its promoters for using the media to falsify and disseminate lies in the public, with an objective to denying me justice by misleading the public from the core issue of police investigating the morphed, obscene viral video of mine and identifying the culprits with evidence,” Murmu wrote. More names are likely to come out in the course of investigation.” His (Rath’s) role is being investigated, but he will be liable under all Sections mentioned in the FIR. He also stated that Rath still had some video evidence with him. “Simanchal Patra, arrested earlier, confessed that he had forwarded the video on Rath’s instructions. “During investigation, we learnt about Rath’s involvement in the case,” investigating officer Jaynarayan Khandei said.
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It is a one-and-a-half year old case and I am told that the trial is on, so the law should take its course.”Īccording to police, Rath had allegedly instructed his subordinate, Simanchal Patra, to forward the purported video. The channel’s operating officer, Litisha Mangat, said, “OTV vehemently denies these allegations.
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