Court sends journalist to 3-day police custody over alleged defamatory post against Tripura CM
A local court on Monday remanded a journalist, arrested on defamation and other charges for sharing and commenting on a Facebook post related to Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb and his wife, to three days police custody.
West Tripura Chief Judicial Magistrate Sarmistha Mukherjee remanded freelance journalist Saikat Talapatra to police custody for three days. The investigating official had sought his custody for five days.
A group of people threw eggs and shoes at Talapatra while he was being produced in the court.
"He was charged with criminal conspiracy and defamation. He was also booked under provisions of the Information Technology Act," Public Prosecutor in-charge Bidyut Sutradhar told reporters.
Talapatra, who had earlier worked with several TV channels, will be produced before the court again on May 1.
His counsel Purusuttom Roy Barman said, "I am surprised that he was sent to police custody. There is actually no case against him," he said.
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