‘Amit Shah ji, where are you’: Oppn slams Centre, Delhi Police as women journalists await FIR in harrasment case

Three women journalists have alleged they were sexually harassed by police personnel while covering protests in New Delhi against India's chief election commissioner. The protests were held near Jantar Mantar, where police detained hundreds of people demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over a mass voter-roll revision.

According to a video shared by Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke, one journalist alleged that an assistant commissioner of police groped her while she filmed the detention of student activist Neha Bora. Delhi Police have begun an inquiry into the complaints and referred them to the Crime Branch for a "fair and impartial enquiry".

Rahul Gandhi, the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, accused Delhi Police of misconduct at Jantar Mantar, alleging that a female journalist was subjected to misbehaviour by a police officer. Journalists and protesters gathered outside the Parliament Street police station demanding a report be filed, and the Press Club of India expressed shock at the allegations.

Brief written by urgent.news from Hindustan Times, DW English (Top Stories), DW News, Free Press Journal, The Indian Express — 5 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.