Munchingput case: rights groups term NIA raids on activists illegal
The Hindu
They demand that investigation be stopped immediately
Members of various human rights organisations such as the Progressive Organisation for Women (POW), the Human Rights Forum (HRF), and the Andhra Pradesh Civil Liberties Committee (APCLC) staged a demonstration at the Gandhi statue, near the GVMC office, here on Thursday, in protest against the raids conducted in Visakhapatnam by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on the houses of the accused in the Munchingput case. The raids were conducted on Wednesday not only in Visakhapatnam but also elsewhere in the State and in Telangana. In the city, the NIA raided the house of V.S. Krishna, A.P. and TS coordinator of HRF; Padma of the Committee for Release of Political Prisoners (CRPC); Chalam of the All People’s Lawyer Association, and Sreeramurthy and Balakrishna of the APCLC.More Related News