Mangalore, Mar 23, 2013: Kasturi channel reporter Naveen Soorinje who was behind bars since four months after being arrested in the Morning Mist Homestay attack case, finally walks free. He was released from the prison on March 23, Saturday at 5.30 pm. The journalist was released in the wake of the High Court granting him bail on March 18.
Several media persons, members of DYFI, PUCL, Komu Sauharda Vedike welcomed Soorinje on his release. Even Vittal Malekudiya, who was arrested on charges of Naxal links and subsequently released and Vijaykumar, one of the victims of the homestay attack, were present.
Muneer Katipalla, District President of DYFI, who spoke to media men said his organization was extremely pleased over the release of Soorinje and added DYFI would continue its fight against moral policing.
Satish Kumar Bantwal, Soorinje’s advocate said his client was released on a surety bond of Rs 5 lakhs and that his brother-in-law Jagannath Shetty gave the surety bond. Soorinje will have to appear before court whenever asked to do so, Satish Kumar said.
It may be recalled here that Soorinje was arrested on November 7 last year as the 44th accused in the case and was earlier denied bail by the sessions court and the High Court.
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namrata nayak, Mangalore | Mon, March-25-2013, 12:54 |
good work man ... journalists go on many such missions were in they cant keep the hierarchy/or cops in loop most of the time ,if they intend to uncover certain things ,if not for him the country or its people would never have taken moral policing seriously and his videos , pictures exposed those people .... but on the other hand if he would have informed the cops these girls could have been saved from the hellish experience ... so one way or the other its his neck in the line, brave is the only word i think of for the ordeal he went through | |
I J Saldanha-Shet, Mangalore | Sat, March-23-2013, 10:32 |
You are a Maha-Atma! CONGRATS!! - Truth will prevail! Let all concerned take care to safe guard them selves in this unjust world! ALL GOOD WISHES REGARDS! -ijss. |