Journalist Savithri Kannan was arrested on Sunday in connection with a report he had written on the death of a schoolgirl in Kallakurichi in July. Kannan, the editor of news portal Aram Online, was arrested from his house in Chennai.
The schoolgirl, a student of Class 12, was found dead in her school premises on July 13. Her death triggered widespread violence and arson. The police alleged to have found a suicide note while her family demanded action against the school’s administration; five people were subsequently arrested.
