Keonjhar: Police here arrested one more accused in connection with the viral video case wherein intimate images and video of a female general election candidate were shared across social network platforms.
The arrested man has been identified as Prashant Mishra. He was arrested Sunday.
With him behind the bars, the total number of arrested men in this case has gone up to four.
He is said to have run a web channel at one point. “Prashant is involved in the case,” the police claimed.
“Efforts are on to nab other accomplices,” sub divisional police officer (SDPO) PJ Toppo informed.
It may be mentioned here that acting on the complaint of the victim’s uncle, Keonjhar police had first arrested Jayadev Giri and his associate Bishnudutta Barik in this case. These two had been accused of uploading and posting the video and photographs on social media which went viral later.
Political observers here believe that opposition parties are behind the act to tarnish the image of the candidate keeping the upcoming general elections in mind. Polling here will take place this April 23.
PNN