Archive · 4 Oct 2026
Delhi Journalist’s Assault Allegation Prompts Competing Claims and Calls for FIR
A woman named Rosy said a police officer touched and pushed her while she was filming a protest in Delhi.
She said she went to a police station but waited for hours without an FIR, which is a formal police report, being registered.
Other journalists and protesters asked police to act on her complaint.
Delhi Police said three female journalists had complained about sexual harassment by police officers and sent the complaints to another police unit to investigate.
Police have not said which officers were named or whether all the complaints are about the same event.
Another report questioned Rosy’s claims and said videos shared online did not show the alleged groping.
The reports do not establish whether the allegation is true.
Rahul Gandhi also questioned why an FIR had not been registered.
A journalist identified as Rosy alleged that ACP Vivek Bhagat groped and pushed her while she filmed the detention of AISA activist Neha Bora at Jantar Mantar on October 3.
Rosy said she waited for hours at Parliament Street police station without an FIR being registered; journalists, protesters and lawyers demanded police action.
Delhi Police said three female journalists had made sexual-harassment complaints against police officers and that the complaints were transferred to the Crime Branch for an inquiry.
Police did not identify the officers named in the complaints or clarify whether all three complaints concerned Bhagat; the allegations remain under investigation and have not been independently verified.
A separate, strongly critical report disputed Rosy’s description of herself as an independent journalist and said circulating videos did not show Bhagat groping her; supporters of the complaint and Rahul Gandhi criticized the delay in registering an FIR.
- Who
- Journalist Rosy accused ACP Vivek Bhagat; Delhi Police said three female journalists made complaints against police officers.
- What
- Rosy alleged that Bhagat groped and pushed her while she was covering a protest; police referred three complaints to the Crime Branch.
- When
- The alleged incident and protest took place on October 3; Delhi Police announced the complaint transfer on Sunday, October 4.
- Where
- Jantar Mantar and Parliament Street police station, New Delhi.
- Why
- Rosy said she was filming the detention of AISA activist Neha Bora during a protest over electoral-roll revision and a demand for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation.
Complainant and Supporters
Delhi Police and Critical Report
Alleged assault
Complainant and Supporters
Rosy alleged that ACP Vivek Bhagat groped and pushed her while she was filming Neha Bora’s detention.
Delhi Police and Critical Report
The critical report said videos circulating online did not show Bhagat groping Rosy; Delhi Police said the complaints would be investigated. Neither report establishes the allegation’s truth.
Complaint handling
Complainant and Supporters
Rosy and supporters said she waited for hours without an FIR, and demanded that police register one and act on the complaint.
Delhi Police and Critical Report
Delhi Police said it received complaints from three female journalists and transferred them to the Crime Branch for a fair and impartial inquiry.
Rosy’s role
Complainant and Supporters
Reports describing the complaint characterized Rosy as an independent journalist covering the protest.
Delhi Police and Critical Report
A separate report asserted that Rosy was a Cockroach Janta Party supporter and questioned her description as independent; that account is not independently established by the other reports.
- Person accused
- Assistant Commissioner of Police Vivek Bhagat
- Complainant
- Rosy, identified in the reports as a journalist; a separate report disputes her description as independent.
- Alleged conduct
- Rosy alleged that Bhagat groped and pushed her while she was filming.
- Police response
- Delhi Police said it received sexual-harassment complaints from three female journalists and transferred them to the Crime Branch for an inquiry.
- FIR status
- Rosy said she had waited for hours without an FIR being registered; the reports do not establish that an FIR on her complaint was subsequently registered.
- Video claims
- A critical report said videos circulating online did not show Bhagat groping Rosy; the reports do not establish what all available footage shows.
- Protest context
- The protest concerned the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls and demands for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation.
Sources
Journalist alleges sexual assault by Delhi Police officer while covering Jantar Mantar protest
Jantar Mantar row explained: Journalist alleges sexual assault by Delhi cop, protesters demand FIR