Communal Slurs, Sexual Abuse and Mute Cops: Journalist recount mob attack in Delhi

Victims filing a report at the Bhajanpura police station

Neighborhood where the incident took place

Source: The Wire

Three journalists were attacked and assaulted by a mob for reporting on communal issues in north east Delhi.

Event Date: August 11, 2020

Event Time: 3:30 p.m.

Event Location: Lane 2, Subhash Mohallah, North Ghonda, North East Delhi

Victim: 1. Prabhjit Singh

2. Shahid Tantray

3. Publicly unidentified woman

Suspect: 1. Unidentified BJP General Secretary

2. Mob of unidentified men and women

Total Injured: 3

Officials Accountable: Ashok Sharma, Station House Officer, Bhajanpura Police

Ved Prakash Surya, Deputy Commissioner of Police

Arrests: No

First Incident Report: No

First Incident Report Details:

Written complaint by victim, Shahid Tantray

Written complaint by the publicly unidentified female victim

Case Update: Bhanjanpura police has refused to file a first incident report and has threatened to "beat them alive" if the victims continue to pressure them to do so. Source: The Scroll

Statements: “They had gone to report on a story and people in the area got annoyed. Police safely evacuated the three. We got reports they were manhandled but nobody has suffered any major injuries. We will do an inquiry before filing an FIR… We do not have any information regarding why they went there,” DCP (Northeast) Ved Prakash Surya said.

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2. August 13, 2020, The Wire

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5. August 11, 2020, The Scroll

6. August 12, 2020, The Print

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