BMS worker arrested for ‘threatening’ TV anchor Sooryakumar

Thampi, in his Facebook page, had stated that he would kill Sooryakumar, who had insulted Durga Devi, and challenged those with guts to register a case against him. He was later released on bail.

1 min readThiruvananthapuramMar 7, 2016 07:40 AM IST First published on: Mar 7, 2016 at 01:34 AM IST

Asianet News TV chief coordinating editor Sindhu Sooryakumar

BMS Thiruvananthapuram district joint secretary Govind R Thampi was arrested on Sunday on charges of threatening to kill Asianet News TV chief coordinating editor Sindhu Sooryakumar.

Thampi, in his Facebook page, had stated that he would kill Sooryakumar, who had insulted Durga Devi, and challenged those with guts to register a case against him. He was later released on bail.

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Last week, police arrested five persons — all members of various Sangh Parivar outfits — in connection with abusing Sooryakumar.
Sooryakumar had moderated a discussion on a popular news show on whether celebrating Mahishasur Jayanti could be considered an act of treason, after which she received 2,000-odd threat calls on her cellphone.

Shaju Philip

Shaju Philip is a Senior Assistant Editor at The Indian Express Read More