Sharad Dubey; Pune
The
journalists nowadays are facing tough time because the freedom of expression is
so vulnerable that nobody has respect for it. The correspondent of a TV channel
was dragged, holding shirt’s collar in hands, by police and was taken into van
by beating him badly in Tehsil Ambey Gaon of district Pune.
The journalists
while going for coverage of a story on Sunday noon, saw a body lying on road
side of road, they began to shoot the surroundings picture. The sub inspector
said to go aside immediately the journalists from the incident spot. The police
and the journalists both began to verbal fight; but instead to redress the
matter, the police officers misbehaved with the journalists; began the
thrashing with a TV channel journalist; dragged him into the police van; and
said, “I register a murder case over you.” Many other journalists were present
there during this incident and police misbehaved with these journalists.
The
journalist was under police custody in Ambey Gaon police station till 12 hours
after this happening. The police has alleged that the journalists created
hurdle into government work. The journalists have accused the police; both the
parties are adamant on their statements that the police, without asking who
they were, misbehaved them.
It
is noticeable that many such reports against the police of tormenting to
journalists have surfaced earlier. It is not here but in the different parts of
country, it has been reported the barbaric act of police. The police, who talk
of law’s power, understand themselves above the law.
