NEW DELHI: Two ladies YouTubers alleged that they had been assaulted by Delhi Police personnel after being taken to Saket police station on Thursday, whereas the police denied the costs, calling them “factually incorrect” and “deceptive”.The ladies alleged that they had been detained whereas protecting an occasion in south Delhi and later assaulted contained in the police station. A lawyer representing them has additionally filed a criticism over the alleged assault.In keeping with the ladies, they’d gone to cowl the inauguration of a brand new wing at Max Hospital in Saket, attended by Union residence minister Amit Shah and Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta. One among them alleged in a video circulated on social media that they supposed to query the chief minister after they had been detained and brought to Saket police station.She alleged that the 2 had been taken to a room contained in the police station and assaulted by police personnel. The ladies additionally claimed they had been requested about their neighborhood and subjected to additional assault and abuse. They alleged that each sustained accidents through the incident.Movies exhibiting the 2 ladies displaying harm marks on totally different elements of their our bodies had been extensively circulated on social media. The allegations, nonetheless, couldn’t be independently verified.Delhi Police rejected the accusations and mentioned the ladies had obstructed a delegated VVIP safety route by parking their scooter close to the venue.A senior police officer mentioned they weren’t carrying id playing cards and had been repeatedly requested to maneuver their car after being knowledgeable about safety preparations for the VIP route.Police alleged that the ladies created a ruckus and manhandled a pregnant police officer. They had been subsequently taken to Saket police station for additional enquiry, police mentioned.In keeping with the police, the 2 ladies had been free to go away inside 5 to 10 minutes of reaching the police station and weren’t restrained. “No person was holding their fingers or stopping them from leaving, however they selected to not go,” an officer mentioned.Deputy Commissioner of Police (South) Anant Mittal mentioned claims that the ladies had been assaulted for trying to query the chief minister had been “completely false, deceptive and baseless”. He urged residents and social media customers to not flow into unverified data.In the meantime, a number of journalists’ organisations condemned the alleged assault and demanded a free and truthful investigation.The Press Membership of India, Indian Girls’s Press Corps, Delhi Union of Journalists, Press Affiliation and Kerala Union of Working Journalists, in a joint assertion, alleged that the 2 freelance journalists had been first manhandled close to the venue earlier than being taken to Saket police station.The organisations additional alleged that police personnel assaulted the ladies contained in the police station and referred to as for punitive motion towards these accountable, together with the station home officer. In addition they urged Delhi Police commissioner Anurag Kumar to order a good probe and appealed to the Press Council of India to take suo motu cognisance of the matter.The Aam Aadmi Celebration additionally attacked the BJP-led Delhi authorities over the allegations, with occasion chief Saurabh Bharadwaj claiming that the journalists had been assaulted for asking questions of the chief minister.Delhi Police has maintained that the allegations are baseless and that the ladies had been taken to the police station solely after they allegedly refused to adjust to safety directions on the designated VVIP route.(With company inputs)
