Beleaguered Swami Shankarananda Giri, accused of land grab and duping a Danish national of nearly `2 crore, has reportedly launched a proxy war against the Zee Kalinga Odia news channel, which broadcast the godman’s dubious deeds, and its editor Satya Prakash Nayak.
The authorities and parents of students of the Prabhujee English Medium School and the foreign woman found with Baba in Chandikhol have registered cases against Zee Kalinga news head Satyaprakash Nayak in the Sahid Nagar police station accusing them of fomenting trouble and inciting violence.
Some parents have accused Nayak of taking a bribe in lakhs to tarnish the image of Shankarananda Baba and the school. Similarly, the foreign woman has accused Satyaprakash Nayak of misbehaviour and threatening. The police have registered three cases in this connection.
On the other hand, Zee Kalinga reporter Pritikanta Nayak has filed a case against Shankarananda, accusing his supporters of threatening him.
Supporters of Shankarananda and school authorities had verbally abused him and his cameraperson and threatened to kill them when they had gone to cover the agitation in front of the school at about 8 pm on Tuesday, Nayak alleged in his complaint.
