Mere possession of minister's sex CD not an offence: Chhattisgarh Congress chief

RAIPUR: After arrest of senior journalist Vinod Verma by the

Chhattisgarh police

, state Congress president Bhupesh Baghel said he had a copy of the CD that contains a sex video of a minister but that doesn't make him an accused.

Baghel, who hurriedly convened a press meet at his residence here this morning, released to the media a copy of the CD that purportedly shows a person -- having strong resemblance to a powerful minister -- in a compromising position, apparently in a hotel room. However, he refused to the name the minister, apparently seen involving in the act.


"I have a copy of the CD. Will I become an accused? The government has taken an extra-ordinary interest in arresting the senior journalist within hours after the complaint was lodged. Why it is not showing similar interest in arresting in other matters?" he asked.

“Police knowns everything. Yet they have kept quiet. But they wasted no time to detain and arrest a member of the Editors Guild of India”, Baghel said.


Former BBC journalist Vinod Verma, who is a member of

Editors Guild of India

, has been arrested by the Chhattisgarh Police from Ghaziabad early this morning after Prakash Bajaj, associated with the BJP IT cell, lodged a complaint with Pandri police station. In his complaint, Bajaj alleged that Verma tried for extortion, saying that a CD is in his possession and it would be circulated if he don’t pay up.


However, BJP circles claim that Vinod Verma is a close relative of the state Congress Chief Bhupesh Baghel. “Besides being a journalist, Vinod Verma has been closely associated with Baghel for long allegedly handling his social media and other media activities”, they said adding that party has already demanded that Baghel should make his stand clear on his association with Verma.

PCC chief

Bhupesh Baghel, however, has demanded a probe into the minister’s sex scandal and a forensic examination of the

sex CD

to verify its genuineness.