11 hrs ago
Scroll Reporter Ayush Tiwari Describes Detention During Delhi Protest
Ayush Tiwari is a reporter for Scroll.
He was filming a group of people marching in Delhi.
Police were taking protesters away, and they also tried to detain Tiwari.
He showed them his press card, but they still put him on a bus.
Tiwari said officers did not take his phone or mistreat him.
The bus stopped after its engine began giving off fumes.
Tiwari got out near a police station and walked away.
He said the protesters were still being taken into the station.
Scroll reporter Ayush Tiwari said he was filming a protest near Harkishan Singh Surjeet Bhawan in Central Delhi.
He said police tried to detain him despite his showing a press card, telling him that everybody claims to be a journalist.
Tiwari reported no violent clashes and said police were detaining protesters as they tried to avoid arrest.
He said he spent about an hour and a half on a bus, where police did not mistreat him or take his phone.
After the bus stopped near Paharganj police station because its engine overheated, Tiwari walked away; protesters remained in police custody.
- Who
- Scroll reporter Ayush Tiwari, protesters affiliated with left groups including the Students’ Federation of India, and Delhi police.
- What
- Tiwari said police detained him while he filmed a protest, held him on a bus, and later let him walk away.
- Where
- Near Harkishan Singh Surjeet Bhawan in Central Delhi, and later outside Paharganj police station.
- When
- At about 11:10 a.m.; no date is specified.
- Why
- The account says police were detaining protesters at the march; it does not specify why they tried to detain Tiwari.
Key facts
- Reporter
- Ayush Tiwari of Scroll
- Time
- About 11:10 a.m.; date not stated
- Protest location
- Harkishan Singh Surjeet Bhawan, Central Delhi
- Estimated crowd
- About 60 people
- Bus detention
- About an hour and a half, according to Tiwari
- Police interaction
- Tiwari said officers did not misbehave with him or take his phone
- Release
- He walked away near Paharganj police station after the bus engine overheated
Quotes
Delhi police officers
Police officers who attempted to detain Ayush Tiwari
“Everybody claims to be a journalist these days, you are no different.”
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“You drag me in or else I am not coming.”
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Sources
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