Delhi Journalist Brutally Attacked, More Than 100 People Detained

A day after a woman journalist was brutally attacked during her evening walk, the Delhi Police on Thursday said more than a hundred persons were detained and multiple teams formed to crack the case.

The incident happened on Wednesday evening when 45-year-old journalist Aparna Kalra had gone for a routine walk to Picnic Hut - a popular park in the area which is usually crowded with walkers around that time. She sustained serious injuries in an attack by unidentified persons.

On Wednesday, the scribe's family received a call at around 7.30 pm from Deep Chand Hospital from the police, saying that she had been brought to the hospital in an injured condition.

On reaching the hospital, the family found her unconscious, severely bleeding from the head and nose. She regained consciousness, just long enough to tell police that she had been attacked.

The police said robbery was not a motive since her valuables were not missing.

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personal matter. The woman has been writing on travel issues for some magazines and news portals. Over a hundred persons have been rounded up. Rajesh Khurana, Joint Commissioner of Police (Northern Range)

She was later referred to Fortis Hospital, Shalimar Bagh, where she underwent cranial surgery on Thursday night.

Fortis hospital sources said Kalra was "currently stable", but as she underwent a critical surgery, her situation is being monitored.

"She has sustained severe injuries to her brain and skull. She was hit with iron rods and parts of her skull have been reduced to powder," said her uncle, adding that the doctors have asked them to wait and watch.

So far, no eyewitnesses have come forward to share details about the attack, and her family members are also clueless about any possible motive, police said.

The journalist has been employed with leading dailies, and was freelancing for the last year or so.