The Tribune, January 28, 2003

Journalists assured of action against police 

Rohtak, January 27
The journalists of the town met the Haryana Finance Minister, Mr Sampat Singh, in connection with the beating up of an employee working with a Hindi daily. The Finance Minister assured the journalists that the culprits would be nabbed soon and strict action would be taken against them. Mr Pushpender, an employee of a Hindi daily, was allegedly abducted and beaten up by some cops, who were reportedly in an inebriated condition. The aggrieved employee had stated in his complaint that he was abducted and later released by four car-borne youths. From their conversation, he said, they appeared to be policemen. Earlier, a delegation of the journalists met the SSP, Mr Alok Rai and the Deputy Commissioner, Mr Ashok Yadav, to present their case. However, in a memorandum submitted to the Finance Minister, the journalists alleged that the district police chief appeared to be trying to shield the culprits.