The top court granted relief to the Zee TV anchor after multiple FIRs were lodged against him for running an alleged doctored video of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi.
Identified as Pandru Padami, the 20-year-old Naxal is a close associate of Naxals' Amdai Ghati area committee secretary Suresh Salam, Chhattisgarh police says.
Tamradhwaj Sahu who was one of the contenders for the CM's post in 2018, made the statement amid speculation about a possible change of guard in the Congress-ruled Chhattisgarh.
Chattisgarh CM Baghel had played a crucial role in the run up to the Assam assembly polls earlier this year, with his team carrying out extensive booth training of party workers.
The sterilisation camp was held on 27 August at Narmadapur community health centre in Mainpat development block of the district, located over 300 km away from the capital Raipur.
During his visit to Delhi, the Chhattisgarh CM met Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and other senior party leaders over his power tussle with state health minister T S Singh Deo.
The documents recovered during the raids revealed that officer GP Singh was allegedly involved in 'promoting enmity and hatching a conspiracy against the govt', said police.
As Chhattisgarh sees surge in Covid cases, state's capital Raipur has been the highest contributor with over 24,000 active cases and 1,492 deaths so far.
The no-fuss change of government in Bihar, without horse-trading or MLAs in resorts, has prompted a coalition partner to request the CM to make arrangements for a trip to a hill station.
Frank Kendall, Secretary of the US Air Force, says the unescorted access to Pentagon for Indian defence attaché 'is aligned with the trust and cooperation we share'.