Police probing Sudarshan News editor Suresh Chavhanke’s speech: Hemant Soren

Chavhanke told The Indian Express that the video was from an event at a Ranchi hotel on March 4. “Various Hindu organisations took part in it, including (Ranchi MLA) C P Singh and Mayor Asha Lakra. There was a call to boycott all rioters who killed, burned our brothers’ homes… many other issues were also discussed.”

Asked who he was referring to when he said “rioters”, he said, “I have said dangai (rioters). Ab jisko jo samajhna hai samjhe (People may interpret it the way they want to).”

BJP MLA from Ranchi, C P Singh, said: “…I also took the pledge of the economic boycott of rioters… there is only one community which is involved in this, there is no point hiding it.”

Jharkhand Police IG Naveen Singh, who is monitoring the investigation, said, “In the video, there is limited information. We will collect information of the organiser and who all came. We have started the investigation.”