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Blue Film in Bhubaneswar Railway Station platform TV, 1 held
In a shocking incident, as many as 24 television sets in the Railway station in Bhubaneswar showed an obscene film for about 10 minutes for which one person was arrested on Saturday, police said.
In a shocking incident, as many as 24 television sets in the Railway station in Bhubaneswar showed an obscene film for about 10 minutes for which one person was arrested on Saturday, police said.
"The incident occurred at around 3.30pm when obscene video clippings ran for about 10 minutes in all TV sets simultaneously at platforms, waiting rooms and reservation counters," Baruna Behera, inspector of Railway Protection Force (RPF) said, adding that the television operator was immediately arrested.
Asutosh Swain (21) of a private organisation, confessed to the crime, the RPF inspector said adding that he uploaded certain obscene scenes from his mobile phone to the main channel of railway television server.
"The Railways have ordered an inquiry into the incident and sealed the control room at the station from where a private organisation was operating the television service," a senior official of the East Coast Railway Zone told PTI.
Sources said the Railways had outsourced television operation to a private organisation since last four months. "The televisions in platform used to be very useful for the passengers as it telecast news, information, train timings and others. However, today's incident has come as a big shock for all of us," the official said.
