The Hindustan Times reports:
The Kerala Police Crime Branch’s move to seize the mobile phone of Aniru Ashokan, a reporter from a Malayalam daily, has triggered a wave of support from local journalists across the state.
According to PTI, the Crime Branch’s action came after the journalist reported on the alleged breach of sensitive data of candidates applying for Public Service Commission (PSC) jobs, and the alleged attempts to coerce him into revealing his sources.
A march was organised by the Kerala Union of Working Journalists (KUWJ) district committee to the DGP office on Tuesday, in protest against the notice issued to the reporter. Similar marches were organised in various districts, including Kochi, Kozhikode, and Kannur.
Ashokan’s investigative report revealed that login details of approximately 6.5 million PSC job applicants were allegedly leaked by hackers and sold on the dark web.
Read more at The Hindustan Times.