Journalists who were present at the hospital told Newslaundry the door was opened by the SHO of Civil Lines, Shakti Singh. The journalists then staged a protest but it garnered no attention. Ashu Khan, a journalist who was part of the group, says: “The intention of the district administration is not yet clear, but it was totally unjustified. No one is willing to tell us the reason why journalists were locked up. The district administration could have informed us that the chief minister will not take questions and we would not have gone there. The district administration needs to answer for this.”