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NEW DELHI: The Delhi Union of Journalists (DUJ) has condemned the arrest of Mangalore journalist Naveen Soorinje of Kasturi TV for covering an attack by a Hindutva group on revelers at a party.
Forty three members of the Hindu Jagarana Vedike were arrested for rioting and attacking women at the party. They were identified primarily from the footage of Kasturi TV (Kannada). Ironically, Soorinje whose reporting led to these arrests, has himself been slapped with the same charges of rioting, criminal trespass, assault on women and a plethora of other charges, DUJ said.
Demanding the immediate release of Soorinje and a probe by the CBI into the entire episode, the DUJ calls upon the Press Council of India to immediately initiate action in the matter. The DUJ is also bringing the matter to the notice of the International Federation of Journalists.
The DUJ calls upon the journalists throughout the country to protest against attempts to muzzle the press and to uphold the freedom of the media and its right to cover news events without victimisation by the police and other authorities.
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Forty three members of the Hindu Jagarana Vedike were arrested for rioting and attacking women at the party. They were identified primarily from the footage of Kasturi TV (Kannada). Ironically, Soorinje whose reporting led to these arrests, has himself been slapped with the same charges of rioting, criminal trespass, assault on women and a plethora of other charges, DUJ said.
Demanding the immediate release of Soorinje and a probe by the CBI into the entire episode, the DUJ calls upon the Press Council of India to immediately initiate action in the matter. The DUJ is also bringing the matter to the notice of the International Federation of Journalists.
The DUJ calls upon the journalists throughout the country to protest against attempts to muzzle the press and to uphold the freedom of the media and its right to cover news events without victimisation by the police and other authorities.
Indiantelevision.com > News Headlines > Arrest of Mangalore TV journalist condemned
