New Delhi, Mar 24: Journalists from different news papers, channels
and other publications on Saturday staged a protest in front of the Delhi
Police Headquarters against the manhandling of a female photojournalist by the
Police,
Condemning the action of the police force
against the female photo journalist , who was covering the JNU protest on
Friday, journalists demanded the Police Commissioner to come forward and discuss
the issue as such incidents were becoming common.
Many print and electronic media journalists gathered outside the Police Headquarters and said that such kind of behaviour should not be repeated.
According to a video that went viral on Friday , female police personnel of Delhi Police were seen manhandling a photo journalist.
The incident took place during the protest by JNU students against alleged sexual a harrassment by a JNU professor .
Earlier on Saturday, delhi Police had apologised to the media saying that it was an unfortunate incident, "Yesterday’s incident was a very unfortunate one. Our deepest apologies to the media. Our intention wasn’t to obstruct the media from doing its job. In the confusion, some female police personnel mistook the photojournalist as a protestor,'police said in a statement.
The police said strong cognisance has been taken of the incident and inquiry was being initiated.
'We have taken strong cognisance of the matter and an inquiry has been ordered,' the police said. UNI
Many print and electronic media journalists gathered outside the Police Headquarters and said that such kind of behaviour should not be repeated.
According to a video that went viral on Friday , female police personnel of Delhi Police were seen manhandling a photo journalist.
The incident took place during the protest by JNU students against alleged sexual a harrassment by a JNU professor .
Earlier on Saturday, delhi Police had apologised to the media saying that it was an unfortunate incident, "Yesterday’s incident was a very unfortunate one. Our deepest apologies to the media. Our intention wasn’t to obstruct the media from doing its job. In the confusion, some female police personnel mistook the photojournalist as a protestor,'police said in a statement.
The police said strong cognisance has been taken of the incident and inquiry was being initiated.
'We have taken strong cognisance of the matter and an inquiry has been ordered,' the police said. UNI
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