{"id":32182,"date":"2026-10-04T05:20:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-04T05:20:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=32182"},"modified":"2026-10-04T05:20:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-04T05:20:10","slug":"delhi-protest-row-3-women-journalists-allege-sexual-harassment-complaints-sent-to-crime-branch-delhi-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=32182","title":{"rendered":"Delhi protest row: 3 women journalists allege sexual harassment, complaints sent to Crime Branch | Delhi News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134669726,imgsize-216302,width-400,height-225,resizemode-75\/police-detain-protesters-during-protest.jpg\" alt=\"Delhi protest row: 3 women journalists allege sexual harassment, complaints sent to Crime Branch\" title=\"Police detain protesters during protest\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Police detain protesters during protest\">Police detain protesters during protest<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/delhi-police\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Delhi Police<\/a> on Sunday said it had received complaints from three female journalists alleging sexual harassment during a protest in the New Delhi area on October 3.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"3\"\/>The complaints have been transferred to the Crime Branch at Kamla Market for further action, police said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>In a post on X, Delhi Police said the complaints were received by the New Delhi district police in the context of the &#8220;emergent law and order situation&#8221; during the protest.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>&#8220;On 03-10-26, during the protest in the New Delhi area, allegations of sexual harassment were made by three female journalists in the context of the emergent law and order situation. New Delhi District has received their complaints and the same are transferred to Crime Branch, Kamla Market for further action,&#8221; Delhi Police said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h4>Complaints transferred to Crime Branch<\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>The complaints will now be exained by the Crime Branch at Kamla Market, which will take further action based on the allegations, police said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>The development came amid protests in the capital demanding the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over allegations concerning the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h4>Protesters detained as CJP-led stir continues<\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/>Around 150 people demanding Kumar&#8217;s removal were detained in and around Jantar Mantar on Saturday as security forces prevented protesters from gathering at the site.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"23\"\/>Those detained included senior advocates Prashant Bhushan and Kapil Sibal, Swaraj India founder Yogendra Yadav and AISA national president Neha Bora.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"25\"\/>AISA also alleged manhandling of women protesters, journalists and lawyers by male police personnel during the demonstration. TOI reported that a video circulating on social media showed a male police officer grabbing Bora from behind while detaining her. No response was received from police on those allegations.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"28\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h4>CJP spokesperson raises journalist assault allegation<\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"30\"\/>The complaints by the three journalists come amid allegation raised by CJP spokesperson Saurav Das, who accused Delhi Police of refusing to register an FIR against ACP Vivek Bhagat over the alleged sexual assault of an independent journalist.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"32\"\/>Das said he and CJP leader Ratna Singh had approached the police and demanded that an FIR be registered. He also warned that journalists and protesters would return to the police station if the case was not registered.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"35\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h4>Dipke announces October 10 Jantar Mantar protest<\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"37\"\/>Meanwhile, CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke has announced another protest at Delhi&#8217;s Jantar Mantar on October 10 if Gyanesh Kumar does not resign.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"39\"\/>The announcement came after the CJP&#8217;s October 2 protest at Mumbai&#8217;s Shivaji Park, where thousands gathered despite police denying permission. Dipke has described the proposed Delhi demonstration as &#8220;Jantar Mantar 2.0&#8221; and said it would be peaceful.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"42\"\/>The CJP has been demanding Kumar&#8217;s resignation over its allegations concerning electoral-roll revisions and the SIR exercise. <!-- -->The allegations have not been independently verified.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"46\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h4>Police action under scrutiny<\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"48\"\/>The latest complaints also come amid growing scrutiny of police conduct during the protests. Delhi Police had registered three FIRs over the October 2 demonstrations, while hundreds of protesters were detained as they attempted to reach Jantar Mantar.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"50\"\/>The allegations made in the three journalists&#8217; complaints will now be examined by the Crime Branch.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"52\"\/>(With agency inputs)<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/delhi\/delhi-protest-row-3-women-journalists-allege-sexual-harassment-complaints-sent-to-crime-branch\/articleshow\/134669493.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Police detain protesters during protest NEW DELHI: Delhi Police on Sunday said it had received complaints from three female journalists alleging sexual harassment during a protest in the New Delhi area on October 3.The complaints have been transferred to the Crime Branch at Kamla Market for further action, police said.In a post on X, Delhi 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