As investigators continue their search for clues into the recent Hyderabad blasts, the Indian home ministry came under fire from MPs in Lok Sabha complaining how flawed terror probes in the past had led to innocent Muslims spending years behind bars.
As member after member stood up to echo similar concerns, Minister of State for Home Singh insisted that the law did not “discriminate on basis of colour or religion” but conceded that it was “unfortunate”.
The Home Ministry, however, insisted that there were provisions in law to seek redressal for such cases from the appropriate courts.
A day after being released from jail, Bangalore journalist Muthiur Rehman Siddiqui, who was arrested on vague charges of “waging war against the nation”, hit out against the investigation agencies and media.
Speaking at a press conference, Siddiqui, who spent six months in jail said, “The way we were arrested and the way we were treated shows there is a need for sensitising the investigating agencies towards minorities”.
Siddiqui, 26, who was working with an English Daily, also hit out against the media for failing to report accurately.
“In this case, even media forgot the ABC (accuracy, brevity and clarity) of journalism.”