Join me in telling Home Minister Ashok to release innocent Naveen Soorinje. Sign my Petition Naresh - Naveen Soorinje, a journalist, was arrested for exposing an attack on innocent girls and boys in Karnataka last year. Journalist exposes attack  31 activists of the Hindu Jagarana Vedike attacked a group of youngsters celebrating a birthday party at a homestay in Mangalore on 28 July' 12. Naveen immediately reported this attack. The video footage helped the police identify and nab the culprits. The survivor’s parents observed that if it wasn’t for the journalists, their girls would have been raped as well. Wrongly arrested for doing his duty Shockingly, along with the attackers, Naveen was arrested by the Mangalore Police. He was slapped with charges ranging from “rioting with deadly weapons”, criminal conspiracy, and using criminal force on a woman with the intention of outraging her modesty. As a journalist, I believe that Naveen is innocent and was just doing his duty. That’s why I started a petition on Change.org telling Karnataka Home Minister R. Ashok to drop all charges against Naveen Soorinje and release him from prison. Release Naveen Soorinje On Tuesday, I delivered thousands of signatures to Suresh Kumar, State Minister of Law who said that he “believes in freedom of press” and will do what he can to get Naveen justice. Naveen's arrest is an attack on freedom of press. If enough of us call on the Home Minister of State, R Ashok, he will have to respond or risk appearing heartless. https://www.change.org/en-IN/petitions/release-naveen-soorinje-and-drop-all-charges-against-him-naveensoorinje Thanks in advance for taking action, In anticipation, Sudipto Mondal via Change.org PS: Please forward this to your friends and family and ask them to sign my petition, telling Home Minister of Karnataka, R Ashok to release Naveen and drop all charges against him. https://www.change.org/en-IN/petitions/release-naveen-soorinje-and-drop-all-charges-against-him-naveensoorinje