Journalists Samriddhi Sakunia and Swarna Jha who were detained by the Tripura Police for their reports on the recent communal violence in the State, have been granted bail by Chief Judicial Magistrate court in Gomati district..Sakunia and Jha who work for HW News Network, were detained from Assam's Karimganj before being taken to Tripura's Udaipur on transit remand.The two had been to Tripura to report on the communal violence in Tripura, specifically a report on alleged vandalisation of a mosque. .The two journalists have been booked under Sections 120B (criminal conspiracy), 153A (promoting enmity between religious groups) and 504 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace) of the Indian Penal Code.
Journalists Samriddhi Sakunia and Swarna Jha who were detained by the Tripura Police for their reports on the recent communal violence in the State, have been granted bail by Chief Judicial Magistrate court in Gomati district..Sakunia and Jha who work for HW News Network, were detained from Assam's Karimganj before being taken to Tripura's Udaipur on transit remand.The two had been to Tripura to report on the communal violence in Tripura, specifically a report on alleged vandalisation of a mosque. .The two journalists have been booked under Sections 120B (criminal conspiracy), 153A (promoting enmity between religious groups) and 504 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace) of the Indian Penal Code.