The Delhi Police have booked two persons, including a Kashmiri journalist in New Delhi.
The Press Club of India (PCI) has issued a strong condemnation in response to the filing of a First Information Report (FIR) against journalists from The Caravan, under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) at the Bhajanpura Police Station in North East Delhi.
In August 2020, journalists Shahid Tantray, Prabhjit Singh and a female journalist from The Caravan were reporting in the North Ghonda neighborhood of northeast Delhi when they were attacked. The journalists were subjected to communal slurs, death threats, and sexual harassment while taking photographs of saffron flags in the area.
According to the media, the attackers included a man who identified himself as a ‘BJP general secretary.’ The journalists promptly reported the incident at the Bhajanpura police station.
