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Two Women Journalists 'Assaulted' by Delhi Police; Cops Refute Claims
The journalists said officers took them into custody and sent them for medical examination after one tried to question Chief Minister Rekha Gupta.
- On Thursday, September 3, 2026, two independent Muslim women journalists alleged that Delhi Police detained and assaulted them in South Delhi after attempting to question Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta.
- Delhi Police claimed the two women obstructed a designated VVIP route by parking a scooter near Saket Max Hospital and refused repeated instructions to clear the area.
- Journalists Shaheen and Nafisa Khan alleged that officers at Saket Police Station assaulted them, questioning their religious community and thrashing them; viral videos showed visible injuries on their bodies.
- Deputy Commissioner of Police Anant Mittal refuted the allegations as "factually incorrect" and "misleading," while the journalists sought medical examinations at AIIMS to obtain their MLCs.
- The Aam Aadmi Party condemned the alleged brutality, with leader Saurabh Bharadwaj demanding accountability and an FIR against the officers involved in the incident.
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Hindustan TimesTwo women journalists 'assaulted' by Delhi Police; cops refute claims
New Delhi, Sep 3 (PTI) Two independent women journalists on Thursday alleged they were beaten by Delhi Police personnel in south Delhi’s Saket police station. The charges were refuted as “factually incorrect” and “misleading” by the force. The journalists alleged that police teams detained them before taking them to the Saket police station, where they […]
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