Based on replies to an RTI query, the media house had claimed that the official records of helicopter operations does not support the claim that CM had conducted the aerial survey.ĬM Naveen Patnaik had conducted an aerial survey of the flood-hit districts in the state on 31 st August, and had announced financial assistance to the affected families. On 14 th October, OTV had aired a report questioning the aerial survey of the flood-hit areas by the CM. But now the Keonjhar police came to the OTV office yesterday and said that they will search the office premises without warrant. Two OTV journalists and few BJP leaders were involved in it, and the media house had cooperated during the investigation, he said. Talking about the 2019 case, R Mishra said that the case pertains to an obscene video clip of a female BJD leader. Police also said that Rath was released within a few hours after questioning. Police said that Rath’s name came up in the probe, alleging that he is the one who provided video details.
Keonjhar police have said that Ramesh Rath was picked up for questioning in a case related to the circulation of an obscene clip during the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, and not due to the OTV story on the CM’s aerial survey. Our anchor informed us about the incident, so we confirmed from the Commissioner of Police.” He alleged that OTV is being targeted individually.
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Kolkata TV (Bengali News channel) News18 Bangla Live (Bengali News channel) Channel Dinraat Live (Bengali News channel) ABP Ananda Live (Bengali News channel) Marathi TV channels. No one is informed why is he been booked, whether they have an FIR lodged against him. Prarthana TV Live (Odia Devotional channel) Tarang Music (Odia Music channel) OTV Live (Odia News channel) Bengali TV channels. After a day, while he was on his way to the office, Keonjhar police picks him up in a van and they cease his two mobile phones and drags him to the Police station. Ramesh Rath was the journalist who broke the news about the RTI response on CM Naveen Patnaik’s aerial survey. Speaking to Republic TV, R Mishra, News Editor of OTV said, “This is not the first time that OTV is being targeted. The police also said that they leave only after searching the premises. When officials in the media house asked the police if they have a warrant, the Inspector of Keonjhar police station said that Police have powers to enter and search as part of an investigation without warrants. The police arrived for a search operation, but when asked they said that they do not have a warrant for the same. The assault on the Odia media house by Odisha police came after OTV had published a report based on RTI replies that questioned the aerial survey of flood hit areas done by CM Naveen Patnaik in August this year.Īccording to reports, a team of police has been parked in front pf the premises of OTV since last night. A day after Odisha Police picked up senior OTV journalist Ramesh Rath, today the police surrounded the premises of Odisha TV.
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