Artha Tatwa (AT) Group chief Pradeep Sethy’s statement on Wednesday that the Odisha Television (OTv) channel was paid as much as Rs 5.5 crore for his chit fund company’s promotion came as a bombshell in the State’s media circle.
By now, two media owners Bikash Swain and Madhu Mohanty have been arrested by the CBI and Odia daily Pragativadi’s senior journalist lalit Pattajoshi’s house in Bhubaneswar has been raided by the investigating agency in connection with the chit fund scam. Sethy told the media about his firm paying the huge amount to the OTv while he was leaving the District and Sessions Court here where he was brought by the CBI for hearing of his plea for bail.