Press Council seeks Tripura govt comments on arrest of two women journalists
New Delhi Nov 17 PTI The Press Council of India PCI on Wednesday took cognizance of the arrest of two women journalists by the Tripura Police and called for the state governments comments on the matterChairman of the council Justice Chandramauli Kumar Prasad has viewed it with grave concern the PCI said in a statementJournalists Samriddhi Sakunia and Swarna Jha from the HW News Network who came to Tripura to write on the recent communal incidents were detained by the Assam Police at Karimganjs Neelam Bazar close to the Assam-Tripura border on SundayLater they were brought to Tripura and formally arrested on Monday morning on charges of posting inflammatory and fake news on social mediaThe two were however released on bail later on MondayIt has come to the notice of the Press Council of India that Swarna Jha and Samridhi Sakunia journalists were arrested by Tripura Police over their reporting on the communal clashes in Tripura the PCI said in a statementPCI chairman Justice Chandramauli Kumar Prasad has viewed it with grave concern and has taken suo-motu cognizance in the matter the council addedComments from the government of Tripura have been called through the chief secretary and the director general of police it said PTI PK IJT
New Delhi Nov 17 PTI The Press Council of India PCI on Wednesday took cognizance of the arrest of two women journalists by the Tripura Police and called for the state governments comments on the matterChairman of the council Justice Chandramauli Kumar Prasad has viewed it with grave concern the PCI said in a statementJournalists Samriddhi Sakunia and Swarna Jha from the HW News Network who came to Tripura to write on the recent communal incidents were detained by the Assam Police at Karimganjs Neelam Bazar close to the Assam-Tripura border on SundayLater they were brought to Tripura and formally arrested on Monday morning on charges of posting inflammatory and fake news on social mediaThe two were however released on bail later on MondayIt has come to the notice of the Press Council of India that Swarna Jha and Samridhi Sakunia journalists were arrested by Tripura Police over their reporting on the communal clashes in Tripura the PCI said in a statementPCI chairman Justice Chandramauli Kumar Prasad has viewed it with grave concern and has taken suo-motu cognizance in the matter the council addedComments from the government of Tripura have been called through the chief secretary and the director general of police it said PTI PK IJT
