Khurshid assures help to arrested journalist in SL

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India's Foreign Minister Salman Khurshid, said that the union government would extend all possible help to arrested journalist in Sri Lanka.

Sri Lankan police has arrested a freelance Indian journalist, Prabhakaran, for clicking pictures of sensitive installations on a tourist visa. He is being questioned in Colombo.

The Indian envoy has been informed of the developments. Sri Lankan police revealed that an Indian national was arrested on charges of filming a military installation in Kilinochchi, stronghold of former Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).(ANI News)

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abdul1 Saturday, 28 December 2013 09:43 AM

He must be a RAW(Research Analysis Wing) Agent. Indian Spy on Sri Lankan soil.

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investigator Saturday, 28 December 2013 11:19 AM

sri lanka is the one of worst places in the world for journalists for many its allready and disappearence.if revealed tortuture and corruptions of the government politicians,death is granted by government led contact killers.

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Samare Saturday, 28 December 2013 01:36 PM

Kurshid's help would be the final nail on this journalists coffin.

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Cobra Saturday, 28 December 2013 01:45 PM

He'd drop some parippu for him to eat while he is in remand!!!

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Shehan Sunday, 29 December 2013 05:19 AM

It appears India is dictating everything to our leaders...

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giraffe heart Sunday, 29 December 2013 08:29 AM

Lanka is terribly afraid of journalists because they will show the world the real Sri Lanka.

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dud Sunday, 29 December 2013 09:23 AM

the guy broke the law. end of. he pays the price
prosecution. imprisonment or deportation.
thats what happens in every country on this planet including india, uk, us, eu et al
so get used to it
may be the scribe was spying for the ugly mama jayalalitha ha ha ha

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dud Sunday, 29 December 2013 09:25 AM

same they dont do it in india reporting murder rape pillage and paedophilia that occurs every day. remember the delhi rape case

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Raja Hora Sunday, 29 December 2013 01:05 PM

If the journalist was a Sri lankan, he would be history by now, just like so many others who have vanished and never to be found.

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Prasanjt Sunday, 29 December 2013 02:04 PM

Problem is you can't do cavity search of anyone from Tamilnadu, as US did on that diplomat..

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