Molestation incident: Key accused in Odisha

Police have announced Rs one lakh cash award for information on the whereabouts of Kalita. Gogoi also said the role of a news channel journalist, accused by RTI activist Akhil Gogoi of instigating the assault outside a city pub, was unethical. "This was a case of unethical journalism. It is all right to film the incident as a part of professional duty but as a part of social responsibility the journalist should have informed the police," he said.

"The media blames the government and particularly the police on all counts but journalists too have a responsible role in the society and in this particular case they have failed miserably," Gogoi said. The journalist, Gaurav Jyoti Neog, had yesterday resigned from the news channel and also the Electronic Media Forum Assam.