Bhubaneswar police detain news portal’s editor for ‘defaming’ athlete Dutee Chand

BHUBANESWAR: Mahila police station in Bhubaneswar detained Sudhansu Rout, editor of a news portal, on Friday on charges of publishing ‘defamatory & objectionable contents’ against renowned sprinter Dutee Chand in the run-up to the recently concluded Tokyo Olympics.
“We have detained Rout for interrogation after registering a case against him. Dutee lodged a complaint that the editor defamed her by publishing defamatory articles against her prior to her performance in the Tokyo Olympics. Her charges are being verified,” deputy commissioner of police Uma Shankar Dash told TOI.
Dutee said the police should arrest him and produce him in court. “I had also lodged a complaint against two others, including another journalist and a social activist. Rout’s defamatory articles and social activist’s allegations against me on social media pushed me into stress and adversely affected my performance in the Olympics,” Dutee said.
Rout was immediately unavailable for comment.
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