Several incidents of mobs attacking journalists were reported during the riots. A journalist of
JK 24x7 News was shot by Anti-CAA protestors on 25 February while reporting in the Maujpur area.
[119][120] Two journalists of
NDTV along with a cameraman were attacked by the mob while they were recording the torching of a mosque in the area. One of the journalists sustained severe injuries. A journalist involved in the same incident had to intervene and convince the mob that the journalists were Hindus to save them from further assault.
[121]
On 25 February, a photojournalist for
The Times of India was heckled by the
Hindu Sena members while taking pictures of a building that had been set on fire. The group tried to put a "
tilak on his forehead" claiming that it will "make his job easier" as he could then be identified as a Hindu by the rioters. They questioned his intentions of taking pictures of the building on fire and further threatened to remove his pants to reveal that he is not
circumcised, as evidence of being a Hindu.
[119][121][122] The reporter was later approached by another rioter who demanded him to prove his religion.
[119]
Several journalists shared their experience with rioters on
Twitter. A journalist of
Times Now tweeted that she was attacked by pro-CAA and
right-wing protesters. She said that she had to plead with the mob, who were carrying stones and sticks, to escape from the site.
[119] Journalists of
Reuters,
[123] India Today,
[124] CNN-News18[125] too stated that they were assaulted.
[119]
The
Hindustan Times reported that a motorcycle, which belonged to one of its photographers who was documenting the violence in
Karawal Nagar, was set on fire by a masked mob. After torching the motorcycle, the mob threatened, assaulted him and seized the memory card in his camera. They asked for his official identity card and took a photograph of it before letting him leave.
[126]
The Editors Guild of India issued a statement on 25 February expressing concern about the attacks on journalists as an assault on
freedom of the press in India. They urged the
Home Ministry and the Delhi Police to investigate the incidents and bring the perpetrators to justice.
[127][128]
Several incidents of mobs attacking journalists were reported during the riots. A journalist of
JK 24x7 News was shot by Anti-CAA protestors on 25 February while reporting in the Maujpur area.
[119][120] Two journalists of
NDTV along with a cameraman were attacked by the mob while they were recording the torching of a mosque in the area. One of the journalists sustained severe injuries. A journalist involved in the same incident had to intervene and convince the mob that the journalists were Hindus to save them from further assault.
[121]
On 25 February, a photojournalist for
The Times of India was heckled by the
Hindu Sena members while taking pictures of a building that had been set on fire. The group tried to put a "
tilak on his forehead" claiming that it will "make his job easier" as he could then be identified as a Hindu by the rioters. They questioned his intentions of taking pictures of the building on fire and further threatened to remove his pants to reveal that he is not
circumcised, as evidence of being a Hindu.
[119][121][122] The reporter was later approached by another rioter who demanded him to prove his religion.
[119]
Several journalists shared their experience with rioters on
Twitter. A journalist of
Times Now tweeted that she was attacked by pro-CAA and
right-wing protesters. She said that she had to plead with the mob, who were carrying stones and sticks, to escape from the site.
[119] Journalists of
Reuters,
[123] India Today,
[124] CNN-News18[125] too stated that they were assaulted.
[119]
The
Hindustan Times reported that a motorcycle, which belonged to one of its photographers who was documenting the violence in
Karawal Nagar, was set on fire by a masked mob. After torching the motorcycle, the mob threatened, assaulted him and seized the memory card in his camera. They asked for his official identity card and took a photograph of it before letting him leave.
[126]
The Editors Guild of India issued a statement on 25 February expressing concern about the attacks on journalists as an assault on
freedom of the press in India. They urged the
Home Ministry and the Delhi Police to investigate the incidents and bring the perpetrators to justice.
[127][128]
Scream into a mirror that'd be the best you can do, but your naming won't change simple facts. And, there is no evidence for your claim other than hearsay. Keep trying.
