Am being framed as I have sex CD of minister, says arrested scribe
October 27, 2017 16:10
Senior journalist Vinod Verma who was arrested on Friday from his Ghaziabad residence by the Chhattisgarh Police over charges of extortion, said that he intended to distribute objectionable CDs of a Chhattisgarh minister.
"I have a sex CD of a Chhattisgarh minister, he is Rajesh Munat and that is why the Chhattisgarh government is not happy with me," Verma told reporters while being taken to court after hours of questioning.
The minister has called the CD "fake" and said it can be investigated by any agency.
Meanwhile, Verma sent on transit remand by a Ghaziabad court and he will be presented before a Chhattisgarh court by police.
Verma, who had earlier worked with BBC Hindi service, was picked at 3.30 am from Mahagun Mansion Apartments, Vaibhav Khand, Indirapuram by the team of Chhattisgarh Police with the help of Ghaziabad Police, Senior Superintendent of Police H N Singh said.
A case of blackmail and extortion has been registered against the scribe at Pandri police station in Raipur district of Chhattisgarh, he said.
As many as 500 porn CDs, around Rs 2 lakh cash, pen drive, laptop and a diary were seized from the journalist's residence, police said.
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