Amongst those detained are camerapersons and reporters from prominent Malayalam news outlets like Asianet, Manorama, News18 and Mathrubhumi.
Over 15 journalists were detained by the Mangaluru police on Friday, while they were covering the post-mortem of two people who died in police firing at the Wenlock hospital. The City Commissioner's office claimed that that they were being questioned because they were not carrying 'accreditation cards' issued by any authority. A majority of the journalists detained are from Malayalam channels. Mangaluru police commissioner Dr Harsha told News 18 that, "Few people not having any accreditation cards issued by any authority, not from any formal media and in possession of many things unconnected to reporting are being questioned." Accreditation cards, which are issued to journalists by the state and central government, grant access to state Assemblies, Parliament and other government events. However, it is not compulsory for journalists to possess the card to cover regular events and news, and there are no inter-state accreditation cards. According to the Commissioner's office, the journalists were detained around 9 am and other journalists were not allowed to talk to them. Amongst those detained are camerapersons and reporters from prominent Malayalam news outlets like Asianet, Manorama, News18 and Mathrubhumi. They were forced to sit inside a van outside the Wenlock Hospital morgue. They had come there to report and speak to family members of victims of yesterday's incident. When asked about the journalists detained from his state, Kerala Revenue Minister E Chandrasekharan said, "Once I received the information that Kerala journalists including those from Kasaragode have been taken into custody by police in Mangaluru, I asked Kerala Chief Secy to contact Karnataka Govt and conduct an inquiry into it. " This detention comes after two persons died following violence in Mangaluru on a day of protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act in the city. The people who died are Jaleel Kudroli (49) and Nausheen Bengre (23). The police have not officially said what injuries the two people sustained, but sources in the hospital say they were bullet injuries.
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