Two Women Journalists Allege Assault Inside Delhi’s Saket Police Station; Police Deny Charges
Journalist groups sought a probe and punitive action after the women alleged assault, while police called the accusations false and blamed a blocked VVIP route.
- On Thursday, journalists Shaheen and Nafeesa Khan accused Delhi Police of detaining and beating them at the Saket police station while covering an event with Chief Minister Rekha Gupta and Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
- Delhi Police denied the allegations, terming them "factually incorrect," while DCP Anant Mittal claimed the reporters were "removed for blocking a VVIP route" after refusing to move their scooter.
- Several journalists' bodies, including the Press Club, urged Police Commissioner Anurag Kumar to order a probe into the incident and demanded punitive action against officers accused of attempting to suppress press freedom.
- Sanjay Sharma, Editor-in-Chief of the News Network, said the violence demands legal action against the six officers involved, while Aam Aadmi Party Delhi President Saurabh Bharadwaj attacked the BJP over the incident.
- Viral social media videos purportedly show injury marks on the journalists' limbs, while Shaheen accused police of being vindictive due to their religious identity, prompting the Press Council to face calls for an independent investigation.
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