The Kerala government has ordered an enquiry into a police attack on reporters inside the district court complex in Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday, officials said. The mediapersons were reporting a protest march by the Thiruvananthapuram Bar Association when they were cane-charged. The lawyers, who were agitating against one of their colleagues being roughed up by the police Tuesday, got into a scuffle with some political activists who were campaigning for the forthcoming local polls nearby.<\/p>\n
Deputy commissioner of police C Nagaraju, who was trying to control the scuffle, resented being filmed by the camerapersons, which led to the police caning the reporters.<\/p>\n
“Nagaraju was an eyewitness to the brutal attack. The media personnel had mikes and identity cards with them, and still they were beaten up,” a reporter, who was present in the complex, told .Four journalists were hospitalised with injuries while three advocates and a policeman were also injured.<\/p>\n
Later, the journalists took out a protest march demanding immediate action against the erring police officials.<\/p>\n
Kerala Home Minister Kodiyeri Balakrishnan has asked director general of police Jacob Punnose to conduct an inquiry<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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