Attacks – Journalists

Three journalists of different news channels were attacked with sticks on Saturday, allegedly by a group of men following an argument over paying the vehicle’s entry fee in the temple town of Trimbakeshwar, officials said.

One of them was admitted to a hospital with serious injuries, an official said.

The incident occurred when the journalists and some others were entering Trimbakeshwar to cover a meeting of seers regarding the upcoming Kumbh Mela.

“While entering the town, some men working for the contractor appointed by the Trimbakeshwar Municipal Council stopped their vehicle, asked them to pay mandatory entry fees. An argument ensued, leading to the attack carried out using sticks and umbrellas,” an official said. ADVERTISEMENT State Food and Civil Supplies Minister, Chhagan Bhujbal, has directed the superintendent of police and the district collector to take stringent action against the attackers.