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Journalist Assaulted at Pune MPSC Protest; Media Boycotts, Demands FIR
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Moneycontrol•02-10-2026, 08:41
Journalist Assaulted at Pune MPSC Protest; Media Boycotts, Demands FIR
- •A journalist was allegedly assaulted while covering an MPSC aspirants' protest in Pune, leading to a media boycott.
- •The incident occurred on Shastri Road during a protest attended by a large number of students and NCP (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar.
- •Journalist Nikhil Shukre was reportedly assaulted after some students objected to media presence and verbally abused journalists.
- •Journalists present at the scene decided to boycott the agitation and left the venue, demanding an FIR against the assaulters.
- •Pune Union of Working Journalists and BJP State Spokesperson Navnath Ban condemned the incident, calling for strict action and an apology from Rohit Pawar.
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Journalists boycotted the agitation on Shastri Road after journalist Nikhil Shukre was allegedly abused and assaulted by some students during an altercation at the protest site.
Local journalists, supported by the Pune Union of Working Journalists, have unanimously decided to boycott coverage of the protest until an official FIR is registered against the individuals involved in assaulting their colleague.
BJP State Spokesperson Navnath Ban alleged that goons belonging to NCP (SP) leader Rohit Pawar assaulted the journalists, and stated that Pawar is falsely trying to blame ABVP to cover up the violence.
