In her reaction to the arrest of Majid Hyderi on X, PDP leader Mehbooba Mufti attributed it to the alleged nexus between conmen and certain intelligence agencies. The police denied the allegation.
"The said statement and voice recording was aired in various social media posts and portals. It is quite disturbing to even believe that a person has the audacity to abuse the Bengali and non-Bengali communities in this fashion in a country where, as per the Constitution, all religions, caste, creeds are to be respected.
Two employees of regional news channel Odisha Television (OTV) -- chief reporter Arindam Das and cameraperson Prabhat Sinha -- were also there in the rescue boat, which overturned and capsized due to the strong current in the river.
