Alerts | Physical attack by authorities

Police assaults journalist for violating locak down in India’s capital New Delhi

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Navin Kumar, a journalist working for Aaj Tak, a leading TV network in India, was assaulted by police officers while he was on his way to work in the capital New Delhi on March 24. Kumar said that his identity card and car keys were snatched from him and he was forced into a police vehicle.

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