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Journalists Allege Delhi Police Brutality During Protests
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Moneycontrol•12-10-2026, 09:41
Journalists Allege Delhi Police Brutality During Protests
- •Several journalists and content creators covering protests in Delhi were detained for the second consecutive day despite Supreme Court directives protecting media duties.
- •Reporters alleged physical abuse, including being dragged by their necks, pushed into police vans, and punched in the eye despite showing valid press credentials.
- •Detentions occurred at multiple locations including Connaught Place, RK Ashram, and Jantar Mantar, involving staff from major media houses and independent platforms.
- •Journalists from Indian Express Hindi and Bharat Samachar were among those forcefully detained and later released, with phones reportedly seized.
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Several journalists, independent digital news reporters, and online content creators covering protests across locations like Connaught Place and Jantar Mantar were detained by Delhi Police for the second consecutive day.
Journalists alleged that police officers dragged them by their necks into vans, forcibly seized their phones, and punched them in the eyes despite their displaying valid media credentials and identifying themselves as press members.
The detentions occurred on a day when the Supreme Court stated that lawyers, journalists, and other professionals should not be obstructed or impeded from performing their professional duties.
