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New Delhi police order inquiry after journalists report harassment at protest

Police have ordered an inquiry after three female journalists reported being sexually harassed by officers while covering a protest in New Delhi. The demonstration was held to demand the resignation of India's election chief. The findings of the investigation have not yet been released.

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The sources disagree.
Each position is reported as its publisher stated it. We do not reconcile them.
4 differing positions reported on attribution across 5 publishers; unresolved.
  • deutschePolice
  • bbcIndian police
  • feeds-feedburnerDelhi Police officers
  • thehinducop
  • 8amIndian Police
2 differing positions reported on location across 4 publishers; unresolved.
  • deutscheDelhi
  • feeds-feedburnerJantar Mantar
  • bbcदिल्ली
  • thehinduDelhi
2 differing positions reported on timing across 2 publishers; unresolved.
  • thehinduthird day
  • feeds-feedburnersecond time
2 differing positions reported on status across 5 publishers; unresolved.
  • deutscheorder probe
  • bbcaccused
  • feeds-feedburnerallege
  • thehindudetained
  • 8amAccused
WhereNew Delhi
28.621, 77.215 ±10 km
First reported21 days ago
Published2026-10-04 16:52 UTC
Sources5
Casualties reported1
How this travelled.
Reports12Independent tellings5
5 independently corroborated tellings.

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Global Event Monitor. New Delhi police order inquiry after journalists report harassment at protest. 2026-10-04T16:52:03.582Z. Status: published. urn:global-events-monitor:event:4604. https://global.eventmonitor.net/event/2026-10-04/jantar-mantar-protest-three-journalists-allege-sexual-assault-by-delhi-7b841941

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