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Congress raises question on Chhattisgarh govt. over arrest of journalist Vinod Verma

Congress raises question on  Chhattisgarh govt. over arrest of journalist Vinod Verma

 Chhattisgarh police on Friday arrested senior journalist Vinod Verma, from Indirapuram in Ghaziabad on the allegations of threatening and blackmailing a person.

After arrest Verma was taken to Ghaziabad police station, where he was quizzed for several hours.

As per sources, Verma has allegations of possessing a porn CD of a politician, and the police are investigating him over the same.

Verma, who is also a member of Editors Guild of India, has worked for channels like BBC and Amar Ujala.

Former journalist and Aam Aadmi Party leader Ashutosh took to his Twitter and raised several questions on Verma’s arrest and also questioned if this is an attack on media. 

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