Andhra Jyothi Editor, two reporters released on bail
Hyderabad, Jun 27 (UNI) Andhra Jyothi Editor K Srinivas and reporters Vamshi Krishna and T Srinivas, arrested under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act on June 24 night, were released today from Chenchalguda prison on bail, granted by a local court here.
The Special Court Judge granted unconditional bail to K Srinivas while the reporters were ordered to report before the Jubilee Hills police station every Monday.
The Editor and the two journalists were released from the prison after their Counsel submitted surety papers for the two reporters, approved by a local court judge, to the prison authorities.
The three journalists were arrested from the newspaper office based on a complaint lodged by Madiga Reservation Porata Samithi (MRPS) founder-president M Krishna Madiga that he was insulted when his effigy was slippered and burnt in a rally last month.
Talking
to
newspersons
after
emerging
out
of
the
prison,
Srinivas
said,
''it's
the
victory
of
struggle
of
media,
social
organisations
and
other
unions
over
the
government's
attempt
to
stifle
the
voice
of
press.'' UNI
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