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A case was registered against a journalist associated with a web-based news channel at Sinapali Police Station in Nuapada district. The accused has been identified as Ranjan Kumar Mohanty, police sources said on Sunday.

The manager of a liquor distillery unit in Gandabahali locality under Sinapali police limits lodged an FIR alleging that Ranjan and his three aides pretended to be members of the Excise Department's flying squad from Cuttack.

On May 15, at around 12.40 PM, the miscreants forced entry into the distillery, conducted unauthorised filming inside the unit, and demanded Rs 5 lakh from staff under duress. Fearing conseq...