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http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=154956

Saturday , October 29, 2005

TV reporter ‘assaulted’ by Punjab Police; senior officials shift blame on PCA

Express News Service

SAS Nagar, October 28: SATENDER Chauhan, a reporter with Zee News, was reportedly beaten up by nearly one dozen Punjab

Police personnel led by an assistant sub-inspector outside the PCA Stadium this evening.

Satender was covering the match when he saw a large crowd near Gate No. 1 raising anti-Punjab Police slogans. The crowd comprised cricket fans who had allegedly bought tickets for as high as Rs 2,500, but were still not being allowed to enter the stadium.

Chauhan and his cameraman recorded the entire sequence of events, in which fans alleged that policemen on duty were letting in people without tickets by taking Rs 500 from each of them. No sooner had the Zee News team finished recording, an ASI along with a dozen or so personnel in black uniforms, attacked Satender Chauhan who was pushed on road and received several blows and kicks. Chauhan received several injuries and was taken to the Civil Hospital, Phase VI, Mohali.

After the incident, the police removed the ‘guilty’ personnel from the spot and several police personnel present at the spot removed their name plates.

TV reporters and camerapersons, led by the president and office bearers of the Electronic Media Association gathered at the spot and lodged a protest against the police assault.

The matter was taken up with SSP S.P. Singh, who claimed PCA had issued extra tickets owing to which the police had to keep genuine ticket buyers out of the PCA Stadium. Members of the media also complained to DIG Ludhiana range Parag Jain and ADG (Intelligence) J.P. Birdi.

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