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Web Portal Editor Arrested After Olympian Dutee Chand’s Complaint

Bhubaneswar: The Editor of a web portal Sudhansu Rout has been detained by the Mahila Police station in Bhubaneswar on the basis of a complaint filed by Olympian Dutee Chand. He has been picked up by the police from his Jharapada residence.

An FIR was lodged By Dutee Chand at the Mahila police station yesterday against Sudhansu Rout, the editor of an web Portal and Pradeep Pradhan, a social activist alleging harassment. She has alleged that the harassment impacted her performance at the recently concluded Olympics. A correspondent of the regional news portal has also been named in the FIR. The portal had interviewed Dutee’s family members who had reportedly gave some personal issued in reaction. Dutee also alleged that a senior journalist of the news portal demanded money from her.

Dutee Chand has also filed a defamation suit of Rs 5 crore against the senior journalist and the social activist for damaging her reputation. Pradeep Pradhan has been accused of making false and fabricated allegations against Dutee.

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