Press Club Demands Dropping Of Cases On 2 Women Journalists In Tripura
NDTV
Press Club of India also urged the National Human Rights Commision (NHRC) to take cognisance of the human rights violation by Tripura police department.
The Press Club of India (PCI) on Tuesday demanded that a case filed against two women journalists by Tripura police, allegedly for creating hatred between communities, be dropped.
Condemning the police action against the journalists, the Press Club of India also urged the National Human Rights Commision (NHRC) to take cognisance of the human rights violation by Tripura police in detaining the two scribes till night in the police station.
Journalists Samriddhi Sakunia and Swarna Jha from HW News Network, who came to Tripura to write on the recent communal incidents were detained by Assam police on Sunday. Later, they were brought to Tripura and formally arrested on Monday morning on charges of posting inflammatory and fake news on social media.
The two were, however, later released on bail on Monday.
