Archive · 29 Nov 2025
Journalist, Cameraman Attacked Outside RTO Office
A journalist named Hemant Sharma and his cameraman, Raja Khan, were attacked outside an RTO office in Indore.
They were trying to record a video for a story they had been working on for three days.
Some men, including Ankit Chintaman, Vinod, and a Home Guard jawan named Narendra Chauhan, stopped them and started arguing.
More people joined and beat up the journalist and cameraman.
The attackers also broke the camera and stole it.
The journalist's gold chain went missing too.
The journalists' colleagues took them to the hospital.
The Indore Press Club demanded that the police take strict action against the attackers.
The police have filed a case but have not made any arrests yet.
A journalist and his cameraman were attacked outside the RTO office in Indore while recording a story.
The attackers, including Ankit Chintaman, Vinod, and Narendra Chauhan, objected to the filming and assaulted them.
The group broke the cameraman's camera and stole it, and the journalist's gold chain went missing.
The Indore Press Club demanded strict action against the accused, and a case has been filed but no arrests have been made.
The incident occurred around 11:30 am on Friday, and the victims were taken to the hospital by their colleagues.
- Who
- Journalist Hemant Sharma and cameraman Raja Khan were attacked by Ankit Chintaman, Vinod, Narendra Chauhan, Nitin, Shankar Prajapat, Gajendra, Pawan, and several unnamed persons.
- What
- The journalist and cameraman were assaulted, and their camera was broken and stolen.
- When
- The incident occurred around 11:30 am on Friday.
- Where
- Outside the RTO office at Nayta Mundla, under the jurisdiction of the Tejaji Nagar police station, Indore, Madhya Pradesh.
- Why
- The attackers objected to the journalists recording a video and assaulted them.
Journalists and Press Club
Attackers
Incident Cause
Journalists and Press Club
Journalists were attacked while performing their duty to record a story.
Attackers
Attackers claimed the journalists were interfering with their activities.
- Victims
- Hemant Sharma (Journalist), Raja Khan (Cameraman)
- Accused
- Ankit Chintaman, Vinod, Narendra Chauhan, Nitin, Shankar Prajapat, Gajendra, Pawan, and several unnamed persons
- Location
- Outside RTO office, Nayta Mundla, Tejaji Nagar police station jurisdiction, Indore, Madhya Pradesh
- Time of Incident
- Around 11:30 am on Friday
- Charges Filed
- Various sections of the BNS
- Arrests Made
- None as of the report filing
- Demands by Press Club
- Strict action against the accused
