Press Club meets SIT on phone seizures; Editors Guild calls for fair probe
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Press Club meets SIT on phone seizures; Editors Guild calls for fair probe

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: The office-bearers of Chennai Press Club on Friday met the Madras High Court-appointed Special Investigation Team probing the Anna University rape case, and lodged their reservations about the seizure of mobile phones of journalists and treating them in an unfair manner. Journalists were not treated with fairness by the team, the Chennai Press Club told the SIT. Return devices: Editors Guild The Editors Guild of India on Friday demanded that the SIT return the devices and conduct the investigation in a manner that was not prejudicial to the rights of journalists and press freedom. In a statement, the guild said that the SIT sending summons via WhatsApp was an invalid means of serving legal notices as per the Supreme Court.

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Anna University Sexual Assault Case | Madras High Court Asks SIT Not To Harass Journalists, Orders Return Of Seized Electronic Devices
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Anna University Sexual Assault Case | Madras High Court Asks SIT Not To Harass Journalists, Orders Return Of Seized Electronic Devices

Live Law  

The Madras High Court on Tuesday slammed the Special Investigation Team probing the sexual assault of a 2nd Year Engineering Student at Anna University in Chennai in December last year. Justice GK Ilanthiraiyan questioned the SIT for sending summons repeatedly to the journalists grilling them with questions touching upon their personal lives and even seizing their electronic devices alleging that …

Madras High Court restrains SIT from harassing journalists in Anna University sexual assault FIR leak case
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Madras High Court restrains SIT from harassing journalists in Anna University sexual assault FIR leak case

The Hindu  

The Madras High Court on Tuesday instructed an all women Special Investigation Team probing the Anna University sexual assault First Information Report leak case to not harass journalists who had merely viewed the FIR on the Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems portal before it was blocked. Justice G.K. Ilanthiraiyan said he would pass detailed orders on a batch …

Journalists stage protest condemning harassment by Special Investigation Team
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Journalists stage protest condemning harassment by Special Investigation Team

The Hindu  

Accusing the Special Investigation Team of harassing journalists while investigating the recent sexual assault case at Anna University, representatives of various media forums staged a protest on Saturday on the Chennai Press Club premises. The team had allegedly seized the devices after journalists downloaded copies of the First Information Report related to the case, claiming that such actions could lead …

Chennai journalists meet top cop over SIT's probe into sexual assault case
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Chennai journalists meet top cop over SIT's probe into sexual assault case

India Today  

Journalists in Chennai met with Tamil Nadu Director General of Police Shankar Jiwal to voice their concerns over the way the Special Investigation Team is handling the Anna University sexual abuse case inquiry. They alleged that seven journalists were questioned inappropriately, with some facing intrusive and irrelevant queries, while two had their mobile phones seized without following due process. Haseef, …

Journalists appeal to DGP to stop ‘harassment’ by SIT
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Journalists appeal to DGP to stop ‘harassment’ by SIT

The Hindu  

A delegation of journalists led by office-bearers of the Chennai Press Club met the Director General of Police Shankar Jiwal at his office and sought him to stop harassment of the journalists by the special investigation team which is probing the leak of FIR on Anna University sexual assault case. In their representation to the DGP, they said several journalists …

Anna varsity sexual assault: SIT seizes journalists’ mobile phones in FIR leak probe
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Anna varsity sexual assault: SIT seizes journalists’ mobile phones in FIR leak probe

The Hindu  

A special investigation team probing the alleged leak of the First Information Report in connection with the sexual assault on a student at Anna University last December has seized mobile phones from at least four journalists, and summoned seven more for questioning. The journalists appeared before the team on Tuesday and Wednesday, during which their mobile phones and other electronic …

SIT seizes journalists' phones for investigation, Chennai Press Club slams move
1 month, 3 weeks ago

SIT seizes journalists' phones for investigation, Chennai Press Club slams move

India Today  

The Chennai Press Club condemned the actions of the Special Investigation Team for confiscating journalists’ smartphones under the pretext of an ongoing investigation. The controversy arose after the SIT investigating the Anna University sexual abuse case summoned journalists, particularly those on the crime beat. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the Chennai Press Club expressed concern over the treatment of …

SIT told to probe audio leak FIRs in rape case
2 months ago

SIT told to probe audio leak FIRs in rape case

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: The Madras High Court on Tuesday directed the Special Investigation Team to also probe two additional FIRs registered in connection with the leaking of audio clip of a 10-year-old rape survivor in a case booked by the Anna Nagar police. The directive was issued by a HC bench comprising Justices R Subramanian and C Kumarappan during the hearing of …

Madras High Court orders probe by SIT into Anna University rape case
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Madras High Court orders probe by SIT into Anna University rape case

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: The Madras High Court on Saturday ordered the constitution of a special investigation team comprising three women IPS officers to probe the rape of an engineering student on the Anna University premises and the leakage/disclosure of the FIR and its contents. A special division bench comprising Justices SM Subramaniam and V Lakshminarayanan, sitting on a special session, passed the …

Press Club of India, Delhi Union of Journalists condemn police action against photojournalists
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Press Club of India, Delhi Union of Journalists condemn police action against photojournalists

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi, Mar 26 Some media bodies on Tuesday condemned the alleged assault on photojournalists by the Delhi Police during a protest by the Aam Aadmi Party and demanded an inquiry into the matter by a retired high court judge. In separate statements here, the Press Club of India and the Delhi Union of Journalists expressed shock and condemned the …

Civil society groups protest against raids on journalists in Delhi
1 year, 5 months ago

Civil society groups protest against raids on journalists in Delhi

The Hindu  

Several prominent citizens and civil society organisations protested against the raids on journalists associated with the online news portal NewsClick and the arrest of its editor-in-chief Prabir Purkayastha by the Delhi police, at Freedom Park in the city on Thursday. Avani Chokshi, a lawyer representing the All-India Lawyers Association for Justice, said that instead of working towards realising the vision …

Editors Guild moves SC demanding SIT probe into Pegasus snooping
3 years, 7 months ago

Editors Guild moves SC demanding SIT probe into Pegasus snooping

The Hindu  

The Editors Guild of India on Tuesday moved the Supreme Court seeking a special investigation team probe into the Union government’s role in the Pegasus snooping row. “Freedom of the Press relies on non-interference by the government and its agencies in the reporting of journalists, including their ability to securely and confidentially speaking with sources, investigate abuse of power and …

Editors Guild condemns recent attacks on journalists in Delhi and Bengaluru, urges authorities to act
4 years, 7 months ago

Editors Guild condemns recent attacks on journalists in Delhi and Bengaluru, urges authorities to act

Firstpost  

The Bengaluru incident highlights law enforcement’s failure to maintain an environment where the media can function without fear, the guild said. New Delhi: The Editors Guild of India on Thursday termed as “reprehensible” the separate incidents of assault on journalists in Delhi and Bengaluru and demanded that police authorities must quickly take necessary steps to initiate action against the guilty …

SIT probing two other anti-Sikh riot cases against Sajjan Kumar
6 years, 3 months ago

SIT probing two other anti-Sikh riot cases against Sajjan Kumar

Hindustan Times  

The Central Bureau of Investigation case of five murders during anti-Sikh riots in west Delhi’s Raj Nagar, in which senior Congress leader Sajjan Kumar was convicted on Monday, is not the only case in which the former parliamentarian is said to be involved. The Delhi high court on Monday called the anti-Sikh riots case of 1984 “communal frenzy” as it …

Editors' body condemns attack on journalists in Delhi
9 years, 1 month ago

Editors' body condemns attack on journalists in Delhi

India TV News  

New Delhi: The Editors Guild of India on Monday condemned the attack by certain lawyers on journalists covering the JNU case in a court complex here. "The Editors Guild of India took serious note of the assault on journalists and strongly condemns this attempt to intimidate the media through the threat of physical violence, and prevent the journalists from doing …

Court asks SIT to probe role of four senior cops in Naroda Patiya riot case
13 years, 3 months ago

Court asks SIT to probe role of four senior cops in Naroda Patiya riot case

The Hindu  

A special court, hearing the 2002 Naroda Patiya riot case, on Wednesday directed the special investigation team to further probe the role of four senior police officers in the “larger interest of justice”, based on the phone call records provided by the victims. Special Judge Jyotsna Yagnik disposed of the victim’s application after the investigating officer of the case, Himanshu …

Will cooperate with trial court: SIT
13 years, 6 months ago

Will cooperate with trial court: SIT

The Hindu  

R.K. Raghavan, the Chief of the Supreme Court-appointed SIT probing some of the 2002 riots cases in Gujarat, on Monday said his team will do its “utmost” to assist the trial court in arriving at the truth. “The Special Investigation Team will give our utmost assistance to cooperate with the trial court in arriving at the truth,” said Mr. Raghavan, …

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