Orissa High Court Friday directed Berhampur SP Saravana Vivek M to appear in person and file an affidavit explaining his public remarks on a case currently under the court’s consideration.

The direction came from a single-judge bench of Justice Sashikanta Mishra, which was hearing an election petition filed by voter Manoj Kumar Panda challenging the election of BJP MLA K Anil Kumar from Berhampur Assembly constituency.

While briefing the media October 22 about the arrest of some accused persons in the murder of lawyer Pitabas Panda, the Berhampur SP had allegedly linked the case with the pending election petition before the High Court. The SP linked the case to establish the role of two BJD leaders in the murder case.

The HC had earlier issued a notice to the SP asking why contempt proc

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