Former I&PR Director Niranjan Sethi Arrested, Cameraman Manas Murder Mystery Deepens,
Three persons including two contract killers allegedly engaged by Swain’s employer Sarmistha Rout, owner of a web channel, had been arrested earlier while the latter still remains at large. Further details awaited.
Rout, who runs a web channel and is based in Bhubaneswar, had reportedly taken such action as Manas was in possession of some objectionable videos.
Swain had allegedly been abducted from Bhadrak and murdered in Bhubaneswar. His family had initially filed a complaint with Ranapur Police in Nayagarh after he went missing on February 5.
Soon after his body was exhumed from Badhipatna village under Ranapur police limits, the family alleged Rout’s involvement in the matter.
It is very likely that the objectionable videos which Swain had, involved Rout or ‘influential’ people. The videos were reportedly saved on the memory card which was with in possession of the deceased cameraman, sources said.
