Bhubaneswar Police detained editor of a local portal following Dutee Chand's complaint of "derogatory and defamatory content”
New Delhi, September 5
An editor of a local news portal in Bhubaneswar was detained for allegedly defaming athlete Dutee Chand by publishing “derogatory and defamatory content”.
Dutee had filed a complaint against two city-based journalists and a social activist at the city's women police station alleging that they had published objectionable content against her prior to the Tokyo Olympics, which had an adverse impact on her performance.
As per her complaint, Chand alleged that the the news portal interviewed her family members when she was in Tokyo and elicited a lot of private and personal information. She alleged that the editor of the news portal, Sudhansu Rout, used the content to malign her image and even spread misinformation about her conduct towards her parents.
The Bhubaneswar police detained editor of the portal identified as Sudhansu Rout.
In her complaint, Dutee has also alleged that Rout demanded money from her to not air the interview with her family. Dutee has now filed a Rs 5-crore defamation lawsuit against the portal.
Addressing a press conference in Bhubaneswar, Dutee said, “Such articles have affected me mentally and emotionally. They caused me immense stress during the games and affected my performance as well. No one bothered to speak to me or ask my version of the story.”
