Messi visit row: Keralam CM denies police disrupted news operations at Reporter TV office during searches
Kerala’s chief minister denied that police disrupted Reporter TV’s reporting during a raid. He said the Special Investigation Team secured a magistrate‑issued warrant to search the channel’s Kochi office. The minister stressed the operation was aimed at investigating the premises and was not intended to curb editorial activities. He noted the SIT obtained the warrant from a magistrate court and rejected claims of media suppression.