Press Council of India (PCI) Chairman Justice Chadramauli Kumar Prasad has taken suo motu cognisance of the arrest of Kunal Shankar, reporter of Frontline , during coverage of news at Hyderabad Central University and asked the Telangana Chief Secretary, the Vice-Chancellor and the Superintendent of Police to file a report on the matter.
“Press Council of India Chairman ... has expressed grave concern over the arrest of Kunal Shankar, Reporter, Frontline , during coverage of news on the campus of Hyderabad Central University and also again imposing restriction on media in the University.
“The Chairman felt that prima facie , the action of HCU impinges on the freedom of the press,” said a release from the PCI.
