A reporter and a cameraperson from the news channel Republic TV, and a boat driver were arrested on Saturday for allegedly entering a restricted high-security zone near the port in Kochi to film an Iranian naval vessel, Onmanorama reported.
The arrests came days after the Iranian ship IRIS Lavan docked in Kochi on Wednesday. The vessel had arrived at the port a day after the United States sank the Iranian warship IRIS Dena off the coast of Sri Lanka, amid the escalating conflict in West Asia.
Police said that the three persons had used a rented boat to trespass into the Southern Coal Berth where they took photos and videos of the Iran-owned ship and attempted to share them in a manner that could threaten national security, Onmanorama reported.
Security personnel from the Central Industrial Security Force noticed the boat in the restricted zone and detained the three, Mathrubhumi reported.
The three persons identified as Republic TV reporter Shankar, cameraperson Mani and the boat driver, Radhakrishnan, were later handed over to the Harbour Police in Kochi, the news outlet reported.
The cameras used by the journalists were also seized.
The first information report uploaded by the Harbour Police on Pol-App, the official Kerala Police application, said that the three persons were booked under provisions of the Official Secrets Act related to spying in...
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