Mangalore, November 10: The bail application filed by Naveen Soorinje, a private Kannada TV channel reporter, who was arrested in connection with homestay attack case, has been deferred for argument on Tuesday. Advocate Sathish Bantwal filed the bail application before III JMFC on behalf of Naveen on Thursday.
Investigating officer and assistant commissioner of police TR Jagannath also submitted the investigation report before the court on Friday. Advocate Sathish argued pleading bail for Naveen. The hearing has been deferred for the counter argument by assistant public pleader.
Condemning the arrest of Naveen, JD(S) state spokesperson YSV Datta said that the episode exposes the "evil face'' of the BJP government.
"It is part of conspiracy of BJP government that Naveen has been denied anticipatory bail. Though an anticipatory bail application was submitted at the district and sessions court, the same could not be heard as the investigating officer did not file the investigation report. Coastal and Malnad regions have been made a fertile land for fundamental organizations to carry out their hooliganism under BJP's regime," he criticized.
He alleged that the police are trying to destroy evidence by converting Naveen, a prime witness of the homestay attack, into an accused. "We will hold a massive awareness campaign against fundamentalist activities in the region," he added.
District Congress president B Ramanatha Rai visited Naveen at the jail on Friday. He said that the government and the police have arrested Naveen with malicious intention. "Police, instead of appreciating the efforts of Naveen, who exposed the hooliganism of Sangh Parivar, have gone to the extent of arresting him. It is a part of the BJP government's policy against the Fourth Estate," he added.
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