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Filmmaker Alleges Harassment, Camera Damage at Delhi Protest
Nihit is a 23-year-old filmmaker who said he was recording a protest in Delhi.
He said a group of people harassed him.
He alleged that one person grabbed his camera lens and broke it.
Nihit identified that person as Gaurav Hindu.
He said independent journalists stepped in and the group left.
Nihit then went to a police station to report what happened.
He said police told him his complaint had been filed and they would follow up on Monday.
LiveMint said it could not confirm whether the video he shared was genuine.
Nihit said the broken lens was important for his work, but he was unsure whether he could continue pursuing the complaint.
Independent filmmaker Nihit said he was harassed while filming the Cockroach Janta Party protest in Delhi on October 10.
He alleged that a person he identified as Gaurav Hindu grabbed and pulled apart his camera lens.
Nihit said 10 to 15 people surrounded him and that independent journalists intervened.
He reported the incident at Connaught Place Police Station and said officers told him his complaint was filed.
LiveMint said it could not verify the video Nihit posted; he said the damaged lens was essential to his livelihood.
- Who
- Independent filmmaker Nihit said he was harassed; he identified Gaurav Hindu as the person who allegedly damaged his camera lens.
- What
- Nihit alleged that people surrounded and harassed him while he filmed, and that his camera lens was pulled apart.
- Where
- Outside a Starbucks outlet in Connaught Place, Delhi.
- When
- October 10; the article does not specify the year.
- Why
- Nihit said he was filming the Cockroach Janta Party protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
Key facts
- Person reporting the incident
- Nihit, a 23-year-old independent filmmaker
- Event
- Cockroach Janta Party protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar
- Date
- October 10; year not stated
- Reported location
- Outside a Starbucks outlet in Connaught Place, Delhi
- Alleged damage
- Nihit said his camera lens was pulled apart
- Police contact
- Nihit said he reported the incident at Connaught Place Police Station and was told his complaint had been filed
- Video verification
- LiveMint said it could not verify the authenticity of the video shared by Nihit
- Impact cited
- Nihit said the lens was essential to his work and livelihood
Quotes
Nihit
Independent filmmaker who alleged he was harassed at the CJP protest
“I went to Connaught Place Police Station. The police asked if I had permission to shoot. Then they gave me a piece of paper and told me to write the entire incident. They said they filed my complaint and they will follow up on Monday.”
livemint.com
“I'm just 23 year old filmmaker who was trying to make a documentary film. I don't know if I have the financial and mental strength to pursue this further. The lens was a means of my livelihood.”
livemint.com
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