Tripura violence: Two female journalists granted bail on bond of Rs 75,000 each
Two female journalists arrested on charges of publishing false news aimed at disrupting communal harmony, have been granted bail by a court in Gomati district on Monday.
Agartala: Two female journalists arrested on charges of publishing false news aimed at disrupting communal harmony, have been granted bail by a court in Gomati district on Monday.
"The bail to the two female journalists has been granted on bail bond of Rs 75,000 each. The court has asked them to appear before Kakraban Police Station where the case was registered. After questioning, they would be released", Advocate Pijush Biswas told news agency ANI.
Samriddhi Sakunia and Swarna Jha, who had written about the recent communal incidents in Tripura, were detained by Assam police. Later they were arrested by Tripura police.
Both are journalists with HW News Network, named in an FIR at Fatikroy Police Station in Tripura on Sunday on a complaint filed by a VHP supporter.
Police suspected that the journalists posted a doctored video on social media that a mosque was burnt in Gomati district and a copy of the Quran was damaged. In a tweet on November 11, Sakunia had written, "#Tripuraviolence Darga Bazaar: On 19th October at around 2:30 am, some unidentified people burnt down the mosque in Darga Bazaar area.
Editors Guild condemned the arrest and demanded their immediate release and restoration of their freedom to travel. The IWPC also condemned the police action against the two journalists and demanded that they should be allowed to do their job without any fear.
(With agency inputs)
