Udupi, September 8: The Udupi and Dakshina Kannada district units of Karnataka Komu Souharda Vedike have demanded a probe into the arrest of some persons in Bangalore and Hubli on charges of alleged terror plot.
Addressing presspersons here on Friday, president of Udupi district unit of KKSV G. Rajashekhar said that such a probe should be conducted by efficient police officers with a secular outlook. If the suspected terrorists were proved to be real terrorists, they should be punished.
The selective leaks by the police department about the alleged terror plot were being projected in a colourful manner by a section of the media. There was a grave danger that such reporting would affect the legal process.
Mr. Rajashekhar said that till the court declared the accused as criminals, they should be considered as innocent persons and the media should not portray the suspects as terrorists. The reporting was such that it was casting aspersions on a particular community. All these tendencies should be avoided by the media.
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