Police arrested three persons on Sunday for allegedly posting on Facebook derogatory remarks against BJP State secretary Simantini Jena in Jajpur district. Based on a complaint by Jena at the Barchana police station, the police arrested Pabitra Samal, Biswajit Singh and Prasanna Baliarasingh of the Barachana area or an offence under Section 67 of the Information Technology Act, 2000 and Section 504 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace) of IPC.
The accused were produced in the Court of Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) at Chandikhol. The court rejected their bail applications and remanded them to jail custody. Police are investigating the case, said Jajpur Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Kedar Sahoo.