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Former BBC journalist Vinod Verma arrested in extortion case
27 Oct 2017
Senior journalist Vinod Verma was arrested from his Ghaziabad residence early this morning in an extortion case.
The action came after Chhattisgarh BJP leader Prakash Bajaj lodged a complaint against a caller who was allegedly threatening to leak sex tapes if he didn't pay up.
Incidentally, Verma, ex-BBC and Amar Ujala journalist, was in a fact-finding committee analyzing the arrest of journalists in Chhattisgarh.
The arrest was made at 3:30 in the night
Details
In his complaint, Bajaj told police a caller had claimed he had objectionable videos.
Investigation led police to a video operator in Delhi, who said Verma had asked him to make 1,000 copies of the concerned CD.
Police say they confiscated 500 CDs, pen drives, a diary and a laptop from his Ghaziabad house.
Verma was charged with extortion, wrongful confinement and criminal intimidation.
Verma's alleged links to the Congress
Fact
The Indian Express quotes sources saying Verma was working as a consultant to state Congress chief Bhupesh Vaghel. However, Verma has denied the allegation. He was reportedly questioned for hours at the Indirapuram Police Station.
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