Cuttack: Berhampur SP Shravan Vivek M tendered an unconditional apology during her personal appearance before the Orissa High Court on Tuesday, over his controversial remark linking a pending election petition against the sitting Berhampur MLA to the murder of senior advocate and BJP leader Pitabas Panda.

The SP submitted a written apology, expressing regret for publicly referring to a matter that is currently sub judice, adding that he had no intention of undermining the authority of the court or influencing the ongoing investigation, sources said. ADVERTISEMENT

Taking his apology into consideration, the court decided to drop the ‘contempt of court’ proceedings against him, the sources added.

The Court Order

On November 7, the HC directed the Berhampur SP to file an affidavit further

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