A journalist named Santosh Sethi from Malkangiri district has accused the Chitrakonda SDPO of police torture and 'third-degree' treatment. Sethi claims he was targeted for reporting on the sand mafia, alleging that police broke into his home at night, assaulted him, and harassed his mother. However, the SDPO denied the allegations, stating the journalist was only brought in for questioning following complaints of extortion from sand trucks. Local journalist unions have expressed concern over the incident. https://sambad.in/district/journalist-alleges-police-torture-in-malkangiri-balimela-sdpo-denies-third-degree-charges-12014719 #creator program