Attacks – Journalists
Two journalists were thrashed and held hostage for exposing an alleged nexus in the Regional Transport Office (RTO) Department in Indore district of Madhya Pradesh on Friday.
The journalist has been identified as Hemant Sharma, who is associated with a national news channel. Sharma, along with his cameraman, Raja Sharma, was held hostage for hours by a mob in Indore.
Assailants also broke the camera and mic of the cameraman while he was covering a news report. The incident came to the fore after a short video of the incident surfaced on social media.
Upon learning of the incident, local area police swung into action and rescued the journalists. They have been rushed to a hospital for medical treatment.
The attack comes a week after they exposed a strong nexus in the RTO Department in Madhya Pradesh.
