M’lore: Police have arrested Naveen Soorinje

Bellevision Media Network

Mangalore, 07 Nov 2012: Journalist Naveen Soorinje who was booked in the infamous attack on home stay in Padil in July this year, has been arrested by the Kankanady police. He was arrested at Padil here on Wednesday November 7 at around 9.45 pm.

 

Soorinje, a journalist with a Kannada news channel, was returning from Sullia after covering a JD(S) convention by Kumaraswamy, when the arrest took place. He was with a team of four others including reporters and cameramen.

 

Kankanady police led by inspector Ravish Nayak intersected the team’s car at Padil junction and took Naveen Soorinje into custody.

 

He was then produced before judge Renuka Raikar at her residence.

 

On July 28 this year, Hindu Jagarana Vedike activists had attacked a group of boys and girls who were celebrating a birthday at Morning Mist Home Stay in Padil. The attack was recorded on video by Naveen Soorinje, for which he was booked. However, Soorinje had maintained that he had tried to contact the police at the time of the incident, and on not recieveing any response, had recorded the attack as ’evidence’. The attack had evoked widescale protests and outrage among the public and 28 were arrested in the case.