NEW DELHI: The Indian Newspaper Society (INS) on behalf of its members on Tuesday expressed "serious concern" about an FIR against four people, including the Tribune newspaper and its reporter, lodged over the story on an alleged Aadhaar data breach "The President of INS Ms Akila Urankar , on behalf of the entire community of INS Members, expresses serious concern about an attempt to browbeat the reporter of Tribune who has courageously reported leak of crucial Aadhaar data. This report was eminently in the public interest. This is a brazen attack on the freedom of press and displays lack of respect for ethical media practices," it said in a statement.The Society also demanded that the FIR be withdrawn.While the Unique Identification Authority of India UIDAI ) had at first denied the breach, it later said that the "case appears to be an instance of misuse."While filing the FIR on Sunday, it clarified that it respects the freedom of press, but said that it was duty bound to name everyone involved in the incident, including the reporter."It does not mean that those who are named in the report are necessarily guilty," it added.The Centre too had on Monday reiterated its commitment to the freedom of press. It added that it would approach the newspaper and its reporter for their cooperation with the investigation."The government is fully committed to freedom of press as well as to maintaining security and sanctity of Aadhaar for India's development... I've suggested UIDAI to request Tribune and its journalist to give all assistance to police in investigating real offenders," IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad had tweeted.In a story published last week, The Tribune said that its reporter was sold all Aadhaar data available with UIDAI by a WhatsApp group for a mere Rs 500. The reporter received an ID and a password, which enabled her to access details of any Aadhaar number.