Two policemen at the Fatehgunj police station in Vadodara beat up two mediapersons and pushed them behind the lockup on Friday morning. The journalist and cameraman, working with a regional channel that has national network, were bashed up after they entered into arguments with two police constables on Fatehgunj police station premises, the Times of India reported.
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According to journalist Amit Patel, who was beaten up with lathi, the constables both brothers asked him to park his vehicle outside the police station premises. When Patel requested that he had come there for covering a story and would leave in some minutes, one of the constables came down and entered into heated argument with the journalist. The constable and his brother then beat him and cameraman Manish Thaakar up and pushed them behind the lock-up.
The matter was later resolved as senior police officials intervened and soothed nerves of media people. An inquiry has been ordered against the police constables identified as Subhash Kalyani and Ashok Kalyani on the basis of application made by Patel who suffered a minor fracture on his hand. Dinesh Sindhav, who is bureau chief of the channel, also met city police commissioner Rakesh Asthaana and briefed him about the matter. "Asthaana assured that he will look into the matter and take suitable action," Dinesh added.
The police have ordered an inquiry into the incident, according to Press Trust of India. The inquiry has been ordered by Rakesh Asthana, city police commissioner.
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Showing injury marks on his body, Amit Patel, the reporter of ETV said the constable became angry and beat him up after he questioned him (constable) for using abusive language over parking of his vehicle there. Patel had gone to the police station for a story.
Patel alleged that this constable threatened to put him behind bar and kept him in police custody for 15 minutes. On learning about the incident, the top police officer rushed to the spot and settled the dispute amicably.
