Supreme Court seeks presence of senior Delhi cop over ‘assault, detention’ of women journalists at CJP stir
The court’s intervention follows reports of journalists being detained during the protests, despite identifying themselves as members of the press.
The Supreme Court has requested the presence of a senior Delhi Police officer to address allegations that women journalists covering recent protests in the capital were assaulted and detained. Chief Justice of India Surya Kant made this request after Indira Jaising mentioned a petition filed by the Network of Women in Media, India (NWMI) seeking safeguards for journalists, particularly women journalists, covering protests.
The court's decision to seek a senior officer's presence comes amid allegations that journalists were assaulted, manhandled, and forcibly removed while reporting on protests against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged irregularities in the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. The NWMI's petition seeks directions to ensure the safety and dignity of journalists covering protests and other public events, arguing that existing inquiries do not specifically address journalists' access to protest sites, their detention, or forcible removal.
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