| Journalist thrashed by Police, PC stages protest | | | Early Times Report
Poonch, Mar 09: Condemning the assault on media person who was performing professional duties on the other day, the Poonch media persons and civil society have demanded action against police personnel allegedly involved in thrashing of media person on March 9.
According to reports, a reporter identified as Rahi Kapoor was going for cover the arrangements at examination hall for Class-X on March 9 but some police personnel roughed him up..
According to the reports when Mr Kapoor reached near the centre where English paper for Class -X was going some policemen intercepted him and when Mr Kapoor told them he is amedia person and showed his identity card to police.
"To his surprise, the cops on duty disregarded his identity card and thrashed him, reports said
The Poonch media and many socialites of area have condemned this act of police and also have demanded a stern action against the guilty.
Media persons namely Mohd Shafeeq Nazki , JB Singh, Aryan Tandon, Rakesh Sharma, BK Khajuria and Bopindar Singh alongwith socialite Javid Reshi, Taj Mir, Sanjay Aina, Nishu Gupta, Saheem Jaffar, Abdul Rashid Shahpuri and Layaqat Taj jointly have demanded from Director General of Police (DGP) and DIG Rajouri Poonch to take action against the guilty police employees
Sho Mendhar Afzal Mir said said that an inquiry will be initiated in the case and assured that agitating media persons who so ever involved in thrashing the reporter will not be spared. |
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