Guwahati, Feb 8: Journalist belonging to a news channel in Assam was assaulted by two policemen when he questioned them why they did not wear helmets while riding a motorcycle in Assam’s Chirang district.
The incident took place in the Basugaon area on Monday. The victim journalist was identified as Jayant Debnath who works at a regional private news channel Pratidin Time.
Speaking about the issue, Debnath said that his only fault was that he questioned the two policemen why they had no helmets while they were on a motorcycle. “The two were constables and on being questioned, both of them abused me Once I told them that I was a journalist, they started to physically assault me even more,” he added.
The Chirang Superintendent of Police has been directed to take appropriate action against erring policemen who assaulted the journalist. Additional DGP (Law & Order) G P Singh in a tweet said that the Assam Police regretted the incident that took place yesterday between a journalist and policemen.
“Reference altercation between a journalist and policemen at Basugaon, Chirang, SP has been directed to take appropriate action against erring policemen. The incident is regretted and Assam Police personnel are being adequately sensitized,” G P Singh wrote in his tweet.
