A journalist thrashed by RPF for coverage of derailed cargo train
A journalist thrashed by RPF for coverage of derailed cargo train
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Shamli: The journalist who was covering the untracked goods train on Tuesday has come out with a bad beating case. The journalist alleges that the policemen who were in a civil dress on the spot snatched the camera by beating and misbehaving with him. Then, in detention, he was beaten to his clothes and also urinated on the mouth.

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As per the information received from the sources, the accused Grp Sho and constables were placed under suspension. DGP OP Singh has spoken of strict action against the two. Amit Sharma, a channel journalist, had rushed to the spot on the reported derailment of a freight train. A short while later, the GRP team came and stopped him from news coverage.

According to the information, the journalist said, "Sho Rakesh Kumar and Constable Sunil Kumar were outraged to run the news of the accident. They did not listen to me. Stopped by bringing in the detention directly after the assault on the spot. Stripped off the clothes here and urinated on the mouth. By the hours of torture. There is outrage among local media persons over the inhuman treatment meted out to the journalist. Video of policemen assaulting Amit is going viral. On Wednesday, he also performed against the police. The SSP of Shamli said the incident was unfortunate and conveyed to senior officials.

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