Women journalists detained after groping charge against cops: AISA's Neha Bora

AISA president Neha Bora claimed protesting journalists were detained at Delhi Cantt police station. The claim came as demonstrations continued over sexual harassment allegations by three women journalists against police personnel.

In Short

• AISA president Neha Bora said journalists protesting police harassment were detained
• Bora said detained journalists held at Delhi Cantt police station
• Protesters gathered outside Parliament Street police station demanding FIR, probe

All India Students’ Association (AISA) president Neha Bora on Monday claimed that journalists protesting over the alleged sexual harassment of three women journalists by police personnel during a protest at Jantar Mantar had been detained.

Bora’s claim came as protesters gathered outside the Parliament Street police station today demanding registration of an FIR and a probe into the allegations arising from the October 3 protest against Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar.

In a post on X, Bora said the protesting journalists were detained at a Delhi Cantt police station, adding that a team of lawyers was in touch with them.

She also appealed to lawyers who could reach the police station immediately to get in touch with her.

A PTI news agency report also said that several protesters were detained as they demonstrated outside the Parliament Street police station. They demanded that CCTV footage of the October 3 incident be examined and action be taken on the complaints.

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