Chhattisgarh PWD Minister Rajesh Munat on Saturday filed a FIR against State Congress chief Bhupesh Baghel and senior journalist Vinod Verma for allegedly tarnishing his image through a “fake” sex CD. The Minister appealed to Chief Minister Raman Singh and State BJP president Dharamlal Kaushik to get the matter investigated by any agency.
Meanwhile, the Congress on Friday demanded a probe by an independent agency, under the supervision of the Supreme Court, into the “fake” sex CD row. The main Opposition party in the State also accused the ruling BJP of curbing Press freedom. “The way the BJP has reacted to the (sex CD) matter, it is clear that a State Government agency cannot probe this issue (honestly). It should be investigated by an independent agency under the supervision of the Supreme Court,” Baghel said at a Press conference.
Verma, who was arrested in connection with an extortion and blackmailing case from Ghaziabad by the Chhattisgarh Police on Friday, had claimed that he had a sex CD of the Chhattisgarh Minister.
Talking to reporters on Friday, Munat had alleged that the CD in question was fake and urged the CM to order a probe to find the truth. “The (sex) CD is fake. It is an attempt to
malign my image,” he had said.
Police also claimed to have recovered 500 “porn” CDs, a pen drive and a laptop from Verma. A Ghaziabad court had granted the Chhattisgarh Police the transit remand of Verma till October 30.
The Civil line Police in Raipur had arrested two AAP supporters for allegedly blackening Munat’s nameplate while protesting outside his official residence over the row.