Hyderabad, March 30 -- A journalist working in a prominent online news media organisation, who was covering the protest by students of the University of Hyderabad (UoH) against JCBs clearing part of the UoH's east campus on Sunday, March 30, was detained by the Cyberabad police.

South First journalist Sumit Jha was taken into custody along with student protesters while filming their confrontation with the police. In video messages sent from inside a police van, he said an officer seized his phone and detained him, even though he identified himself as a journalist and showed his Press ID.

After being driven around the university in a police van for some time, Jha was taken to Kollur police station. His phone was later returned, and he ha...