Journalist Complains Of Molestation At Delhi’s Youth Congress Protest
August 11, 2017 12:13
Journalist Complains Of Molestation At Delhi’s Youth Congress Protest:- A complaint of molestation has been received by the Delhi Police on Thursday by a female journalist, during a Youth Congress protest held at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi.
She alleged of being “groped” and “pinched” by some unidentified persons.
“We have received a complaint from the reporter. We are in the process of registering a case of molestation and launched investigation. No one has been named by the complainant,” said a senior police officer.
It is reported that the journalist, works with an English news channel. She took to Twitter to narrate the incident and tweeted:
“I am a journalist. I got groped during a @IYC rally where speeches were made against the govt's failure to maintain law&order. #YesAllWomen”
I am a journalist. I got groped during a @IYC rally where speeches were made against the govt's failure to maintain law&order. #YesAllWomen pic.twitter.com/ttdE4A7udW
— Aneesha Mathur (@AneeshaMathur) August 10, 2017
Meanwhile, condemning the act, the national spokesperson of Youth Congress Amrish Ranjan Pandey said someone in the crowd “took advantage of the situation”.
His unit condemned the incident and will “extend all the help” to the journalist to ensure that the guilty was punished, added Mr. Pandey.
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