An FIR has been registered against the staff of Delhi Government School in Bhajanpura, northeast Delhi, after a DD News journalist alleged that he and his colleagues were beaten up and their camera was broken at the school, police said on Wednesday.
The journalist and his colleagues were working on a ground report at the school when they were allegedly stopped and beaten.
Police said a case was also registered on the complaint of a school teacher who alleged that the journalist had forcibly entered the school and assaulted the staff. Three persons — two journalists and a teacher — sustained minor injuries in the scuffle and were taken to the hospital for medical clearance (MLC), police added.
Police were called to the incident at 1:40 p.m. on Tuesday by a journalist who claimed he had been detained and his camera destroyed. A senior police official said, “The SHO along with a team have reached the spot.
During investigation, it was found that a senior correspondent from DD News along with his assistant and a cameraman had gone to the said school at 1 pm to shoot a ground report.
While they were shooting, some teachers protested and obstructed them… snatched their video camera and manhandled them. In the process, the camera was broken and the footage destroyed.”
