The revocation of an OCI card, which was a privilege in the first place, does not mean that he cannot apply for a regular visa. He has the right to apply for a visa to visit his family in India after categorically declaring that he will follow all visa rules.
Several people dressed in plain clothes claiming to be police personnel arrived at the residences of the two journalists and detained them, journalist Revathi said.
The protesting journalists included renowned and veteran journalists who held placards with slogans like, "Mohabbat Ki Dukkan, Sikho Patrakaro ka Samman" (Learn how to respect Journalists); "Rahul Gandhi per pucha Sawal, America me kyu hua Bawal?". (Why the ruckus for asking questions from Rahul Gandhi?)
Police raided the house of Suddhashil Ghosh, a YouTuber who created critical videos questioning Mamata Banerjee government over the RG Kar Hospital rape and murder case.