Today, RoA Police Chief Alik Sargsyan stated today that beating of popular Shant TV host Nver Mnatsakanyan was a case of mistaken identity and not a result of his professional work as a journalist. "Let me say that two men met with Nver Mnatsakanyan's son, one was a university student, and actually pointed out the site of the attack and gave details of the incident. I know Mr. Mnatsakanyan personally and hold him in great respect. I always doubted that the attack was somehow linked to his work on TV. It turns out that, absurd as it might sound, that the attackers mistook Nver Mnatsakanyan for somebody’s father. Police Chief Sargsyan also denied rumors that Hrant Vardanyan and his son were somehow mixed up in the case. "We questioned the son of Hrant Vardanyan regarding the incident. Even Mr. Mnatsakanyan doesn't suspect Hrant Vardanyan and his son as having any connection to the assault. These rumors have not been substantiated," stated the police chief.