Hyderabad police heckle journalists, manhandle woman scribe

The Hyderabad police hacked journalists outside the Chief Minister's camp office on Thursday. Video of the assault created much outrage forcing the Telangana government to seek a report.

A woman journalist from a television channel, identified as Radhika was allegedly manhandled by Punjagutta Assistant Commissioner of Police while covering protests by contractual employees. Cameras continued to roll as the police shoved journalists along with protesters outside Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao's office.

A part of the video clipping shows the ACP pushing journalists outside the Chief Minister's office. As he passes by the ACP also pushes a woman journalist. The ACP was caught on tape shoving the camera



away as the journalists demanded that he apologise for his behaviour. The clipping created much outrage in Telangana with journalists coming together to condemn the incident. The Hyderabad police's official website identifies the ACP as M Venkateshwarlu.

The journalist accompanied by senior scribes filed a complaint against the ACP. While the police department was yet to react to the incident, TRS MP Kavitha Kalvakuntla said that action will be taken.

'No other state in the country has rolled out welfare schemes for journalists like Telangana government has done. We will ask the police to file a report after which action will be initiated,' she said during an event where the issue was raised.