RAIPUR: A Facebook post of Bastar district magistrate Amit Kataria -- the same IAS who wore shades while receiving PM -- on AAP leader and tribal activist Soni Sori has raised eyebrows of women, social activists and politicians here in Chhattisgarh. Kataria, while talking to TOI, accepted the post are his personal views on the recent attack on Sori, but the content was actually written by Areeb Ahmad, an IIT Kanpur alumnus and PM Rural Development Fellow in Bastar. The post alleged the attack on Soni Sori to be well planned but the DM failed to give concrete reply when was asked how the confidential investigative documents have reached the author who is just a PMRD fellow.The Facebook post shared by Amit Kataria, shared on Friday at 10.12 pm, got more than 600 likes and 43 comments till Saturday evening. The post said that the people from outside world are creating propaganda from Bastar, which is no less than a war zone. The post says attack on Soni is surprising as the trail of events (that she was attacked with acid) travelled to media faster than the speed of light, which seems to be well planned right before a day when PM Narendra Modi was visiting the state. It is difficult to digest and impossible to believe, but entire event was staged, it adds.Starting with decoding Naxal propaganda in Bastar, the post says, “The next bigger surprise came from Soni Sori… The seemingly staged event was greatly blown out of proportion by the national media as an acid attack. How is that all of them have an access to one photo, with the phrase acid attack (false information) within such a short frame of time. It must have been sent from one source that has established a connection with all media houses that they do not verify it before publishing it.”It added that on Sunday, February 21, with PM visiting Raipur, it was a great opportunity to get the attention of national media, and bring the focus on Bastar, so that the violent Naxal forces (mind you- not innocent tribal people) can continue to flourish here while immense pressure from multiple angles is mounting on the local police and administration.“It is indeed baffling to take a closer look at the events surrounding the alleged Soni Sori attack. It is difficult to digest and impossible to believe that the entire event has all the qualities of a staged event. It looks sad to look at her statements to the media (still no statement given to the police) which look like an afterthought of a badly planned event.”The Facebook post also talks about the statements of the woman who was with Soni Sori at the time of incident, which is a highly confidential document. When TOI asked Kataria how the author managed to get the access to the confidential investigative documents, he said, “As I have shared it on Facebook, I agree with the content and it is my personal opinions. Ahmed is a PMRDF and can have the access to the investigative documents.”The author also alleged that the person who accompanied Soni was involved just to act as a witness in the staged event. The place where the attack took place was also changed multiple times during the narrative. Also, the place finally mentioned as the place of attack is very near to a CRPF camp. Why not go to the CRPF for help when attacked?“When her bike was stopped, the attacker had allegedly said "Madam, Aapse baat karni hai"! The event of putting the chemical on her face happened in such a cool manner, away from the driver, that she did not even bother to note down the number on the bike on which the attackers came. The 10 minute event went very smoothly, and there was no struggle, protest or shouting from Soni's side. Not a single drop of paint was put on her clothing, or the road. Also the alleged attackers did not touch the driver. When Soni came back to the driver, it was she who pointed out that her face was blackened, which Soni took in a matter of fact way.”Why was she rushed to Delhi for treatment when Raipur would have sufficed, if not Bastar?Shalini Gera, member of Jagdalpur Legal Aid group (the group of lawyers working for tribal rights in Bastar) said that it is completely irregular that not only does the district collector have access to the case diary in an investigation which is related to a crime which is not even in registered in his district, but that he actually shares it with his colleagues. During an investigation, only the investigating officer and his superiors in the police department should be able to access it.“If a collector says that this is his opinion, what hope can we have of an independent investigation, when while it is being conducted, superior officers are already pronouncing their opinions on it. This is highly objectionable and unethical, and puts a gigantic question mark on the objectivity of the investigation underway,” said Shalini Gera.Sanket Thakur, Chhattisgarh state convener from AAP, refuted the allegation of police and district administration Bastar who claim that Soni Sori is not cooperating with police.“Since day one, she is on record with the trail of events. Police has her recorded version. This is disappointing that police and state is highly biased for tribals. Action should be taken against such bureaucrats who try to hijack the investigations,” added Thakur.