Archive · 3 Sep 2026
Journalists Allege Assault by Delhi Police; Cops Call Claims Misleading
Two women journalists said Delhi Police officers hurt them after taking them to a police station.
They said they had gone to cover an event and wanted to ask questions of Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta.
The journalists showed marks that they said were injuries in videos shared online.
Police gave a different explanation.
Police said the women had parked a scooter near a protected VVIP road.
Officers said the women would not move it after being asked several times.
Police said they took the women to the station for further questioning because of security rules.
The journalists’ claims had not been independently verified, and they said doctors at AIIMS would examine them.
Two independent women journalists alleged Delhi Police personnel beat them at Saket police station in south Delhi.
The journalists said they were detained while covering a programme and planning to question Chief Minister Rekha Gupta.
They alleged officers took them to a room, assaulted them, and questioned their community; injuries were shown in social-media videos.
Delhi Police said the women had parked a scooter near a designated VVIP route and refused repeated requests to move it.
The allegations had not been independently verified, while the journalists said they would undergo medical examinations at AIIMS.
- Who
- Two independent women journalists and Delhi Police personnel; AAP leader Saurabh Bharadwaj also criticized the incident.
- What
- The journalists alleged they were detained and assaulted at Saket police station; Delhi Police denied the claims as misleading and baseless.
- When
- Thursday, September 3, according to the report; the year was not specified.
- Where
- Saket police station and a VVIP-route area in south Delhi, New Delhi.
- Why
- The journalists said they were covering a programme and intended to question Chief Minister Rekha Gupta. Police said the women were taken in because their scooter obstructed the designated VVIP route and they refused to move it.
Journalists and Critics’ Account
Delhi Police’s Account
Reason for detention
Journalists and Critics’ Account
The journalists said they were detained while trying to cover a programme and question Chief Minister Rekha Gupta.
Delhi Police’s Account
Police said they were taken to the station because their scooter obstructed a designated VVIP route and they did not comply with instructions to move it.
Alleged treatment at station
Journalists and Critics’ Account
The journalists alleged police took them to a room and brutally assaulted them, including asking about their community before beating them again.
Delhi Police’s Account
Police called allegations that they were assaulted for asking questions false, misleading, and baseless.
Evidence and verification
Journalists and Critics’ Account
Videos circulated on social media showed the journalists displaying marks they said were injuries, and they said they would seek medical examinations.
Delhi Police’s Account
Police warned against circulating unverified information; the allegations had not been independently verified.
- People involved
- Two independent women journalists and Delhi Police personnel
- Police account
- The women parked a scooter near a designated VVIP route and allegedly refused repeated instructions to move it.
- Journalists’ account
- They said they were detained, taken to a room at Saket police station, and assaulted.
- Reported injuries
- One journalist said she injured her leg and arm; she said the other journalist injured her leg.
- Verification status
- The assault allegations could not be independently verified.
- Planned medical examination
- The journalists said they were proceeding to AIIMS, where medical reports would document their injuries.
- Political reaction
- AAP leader Saurabh Bharadwaj criticized the BJP-led Delhi government over the allegations.
