"The alleged use of women, liquor, and money by the reporters to lure the unsuspecting in this whole episode have worked against Tehelka in the long term," wrote Media Ethics Magazine in its case study.
The government transferred PWD Minister Jitin Prasada’s Officer on Special Duty Anil Kumar Pandey and suspended 5 other officers over irregularities in transfer and corruption.
While speaking about the matter to Free Press Journal, Pednekar claimed, “I am not disappointed with the administrator. I have only made suggestions to him.”
India Today reported that the case is linked to a 'land for job scam' wherein jobs were offered in exchange for lands and plots when Lalu was the Railways Minister.