Two BJD leaders detained for derogatory social media posts against Dharmasala MLA

JAJPUR: Two BJD youth leaders were detained for allegedly posting derogatory remarks on Dharmasala legislator Himanshu Sekhar Sahoo on social media on Sunday.

Dharmasala police said BJD youth leaders Subrat Kumar Dhal and Manas Mohanty were detained basing on a complaint filed by Biswajit Swain, a BJP worker of Deulipal village. In the complaint, Swain said Subrat, Manas and one Chandan Lenka had been posting defamatory videos and posts against Sahoo on social media platforms. The three used abusive and vulgar language against the legislator, Swain stated in his complaint.