Case against Hasan Suroor dropped

IN Media Watch Briefs | 08/06/2016

Hindustan Times reports that Britain’s Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) on Tuesday dropped its case against Indian-origin journalist Hasan Suroor on the ground that it had “no evidence” to support the allegation of “sexual grooming” made against him by a vigilante group last November. Suroor said he was considering suing the vigilante group called Unknown TV. The report says that the judge ruled he had decided to return an “unequivocal” verdict of “not guilty” and criticised the prosecution’s handling of the case. He said he was “extremely concerned” that such serious allegations were sought to be pursued on the basis of a “telephone call” from an “unregulated” vigilante group.