Scribes from Kerala who interviewed relatives of those killed in the December 19 police firing in Mangaluru during protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act were detained by the law enforcers on Friday, leading to protests in Kerala.
The issue echoed at the highest level in the two states, with Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan taking up the matter with his Karnataka counterpart B S Yediyurappa.
Eight journalists and camera crew of Kerala-based TV channels, who had interviewed relatives of those killed in the December 19 police firing during protests against CAA were released seven hours after being detained by police in front of the Government Wenlock hospital in Mangaluru on Friday, sources said.
Criticising the detention of their colleagues,scribes in Kerala staged protest rallies in various places under the banner of the Kerala Union of Working Journalists (KUWJ) and district press clubs.
Vijayan condemned the police action and said the onslaught on media freedom was a "fascist mindset."
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