Admitting that there is no basis for accusing the directors of Tamil Bi-Weekly Junior Vikatani and others. In an FIR lodged on a complaint given by a real estate firm, Greater Chennai Police Commissioner Shankar Jiwal said their names would be dropped.
However, the police have found evidence of some transactions between some employees of the magazine and main accused kevin Who was arrested for blackmailing the company. He said in a statement late Wednesday that investigations are underway to find out whether these transactions were related to the alleged blackmailing episode.
On Tuesday, journalists in Chennai arbitrarily protested, in which . The directors and editorial staff of Junior Vikatani He was named as an accused in the FIR registered by the Mylapore police on Sunday night.
The firm had alleged that Kevin had demanded a bribe of ₹ 50 lakh and published a defamation report against the real estate company if it failed to pay the amount, claiming proximity to individuals active on the magazine and social media. Will go
The commissioner said the allegations against the directors of the magazine and others (Maridas and ‘Savukku’ Shankar) had no basis and hence steps would be taken to remove their names from the FIR.
Meanwhile, Additional Commissioner of Police, South, N. Kannan has been transferred from his post and Inspector General of Police, North Zone, Prem Anand Sinha has been posted in place of Farmer.