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DECCAN  INQUIRER BI-WEEKLY E NEWS  PAPER   EDITOR:  NAGARAJA.M.R  .. ..   VOL.21 .. ISSUE.24.…23/03/2025 The state of media freedom in India Physical attacks against journalists as well as arrests under often-archaic laws interpreted beyond their legitimate scope to clamp down on critical journalists are only some of the tactics adopted by the government of  India and  state governments  to silence independent journalists in India.  Furthermore, with mainstream media, in particular TV stations, increasingly forced to unquestioningly parrot the government’s line, the government has passed new laws specifically targeting online news outlets. Editors in the country are walking a tightrope in a bid to maintain their independence. Those who do not fall in line face the wrath of the government, are denied advertising revenue, and labelled anti-nation. Journalists who are critical of the government are attacked on social media by both...

   DECCAN  INQUIRER BI-WEEKLY E NEWS  PAPER   EDITOR:  NAGARAJA.M.R  .. ..   VOL.21 .. ISSUE.23.…20/03/2025 MUDA case: Activist accuses Lokayukta SP of dereliction of duty Activist Snehamayi Krishna, the complainant in the MUDA land case which is being probed by the Lokayukta police, has accused the investigating officer of dereliction of duty. Superintendent of Police, Lokayukta, T.J. Udesh had summoned Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday to question him on the allotment of 14 sites by MUDA, to his wife Parvathi. But Mr. Krishna expressed his dismay over the manner in which the hearing was held and has written to the Additional Director-General of Police expressing his concerns. The activist said though the investigating officer had summoned the other accused in the case, Mr. Siddaramaiah, who is named as A1 (accused no. 1) in the FIR, had not been summoned all these days. “But when the High Court of Karnataka listed our plea for t...

  DECCAN  INQUIRER BI-WEEKLY E NEWS  PAPER   EDITOR:  NAGARAJA.M.R  .. ..   VOL.21  .. ISSUE.22……16/03/2025 Custodial death As more horrifying details tumble out in Kerala custodial death case, 2 cops held While the autopsy showed shocking details of custodial torture, including use of Falanga, investigation has also revealed that the cops had rubbed chill on Rajkumar’s private parts. On Wednesday, the Crime Branch special team inquiring into the custodial torture and death of 49-year-old Rajkumar, a remand prisoner in a financial fraud case in Idukki, arrested two policemen. The arrested officers are former Nedumkandam SI KA Sabu and civil police officer Sajeev Antony. The arrests are based on the custodial torture meted out to Rajkumar inside the Nedumkandam police station from June 12 to 15, Crime Branch special team officials said. After he was arrested, the SI collapsed and has been admitted to the Kottayam Medical College. “The arr...