A day after being booked for allegedly misbehaving with a journalist, BJD MP Anubhav Mohanty on Friday "regretted" his behaviour towards the reporter during an event at his Kendrapara constituency.
According to an FIR lodged at Kendrapara town police station by journalist Manoj Swain of a private news channel, the actor-turned-politician had on Tuesday abused him and pulled him by his arm in full public view when the reporter sought the MP's comment on a newly-announced project.
Swain had sought police protection, alleging that the MP and his supporters have issued threats to him.
However, Mohanty wrote in a social media post, "I have highest regards for media and I have all along cooperated with journalists. Whatever happened two days ago was unfortunate and unintentional. I regret that."
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