The Delhi Police today registered a case against its own officer on the complaint of a photojournalist who was allegedly harassed by him during a protest march organised by JNU students in Delhi on March 23.
The Delhi Police today registered a case against its own officer on the complaint of a journalist who was allegedly molested by him during a protest march organised by JNU students in Delhi on March 23.
The case has been registered under Section 354 A of the IPC (Sexual harassment) at the Sarojini Nagar police station.
Vidyadhar Singh, SHO Delhi Cantt, has been sent to District Lines and the case has been handed over to Crime Branch of the Delhi Police, ANI reported.
Dependra Pathak, the special commissioner of police (traffic) and chief spokesperson for the Delhi Police, said that following a vigilance inquiry, the Delhi Cantt SHO was booked under molestation charges and sent to district police line.
Police said the case will be investigated by the crime branch.
A woman constable and a head constable of the Delhi Police were suspended for allegedly snatching the camera of a photojournalist during the protest march on Sunday.
Two journalists have filed separate complaints accusing police personnel of assaulting and molesting media persons.
On Friday, Jawaharlal Nehru University students had taken out the march from the varsity campus towards the Parliament Complex over various demands, including academic freedom.
They were, however, stopped near Sanjay Jheel area in south Delhi by the police, who also resorted to baton-charge and used water cannons to disperse the students participating in the march.
In the clashes that followed, journalists were targeted.
"On a complaint received from the photojournalist who had alleged snatching of her camera, a case was registered and taken up for investigation.
The camera has since been traced and the police is contacting the photo-journalist to facilitate its restoration," the police said.
Madhur Verma, Delhi Police PRO, said two police personnel have been placed under suspension.
"On the basis of the preliminary findings of vigilance enquiry for the unprofessional conduct of mishandling the journalist's camera during crowd control, one woman constable of the Delhi Armed Police and one head constable (male) have been placed under suspension," he added.
A group of journalists today took out a protest march from Press Club of India to the Parliament Complex, demanding action against Delhi Police officials accused of attacking journalists.
In a statement, the protesting journalists demanded that two separate FIRs be filed against policemen based on two complaints and immediate action be taken.
A group of journalists had yesterday protested outside the Delhi Police Headquarters, demanding strict action against the police personnel accused of assaulting and molesting media persons.
(With PTI inputs)
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