Police manhandles Bhatkalli Journalist covering protest against CAA, NRC in Mangaluru

Mangaluru: Violating the prohibitory orders imposed in Mangaluru under section 144, protesters on Thursday demonstrated against the NRC and CAA near Deputy Commissioner’s office. To disperse the crowd, police personnel sorted to Lathi Charge and detained several protesters. Meanwhile the police personnel also manhandled a Vartha Bharati Journalist Ismail Zaorez, who was covering the protests along with a group of reporters and mediapersons at the spot. “I was taking the videos when a group of policemen dragged me into the middle and started charging me. Despite having ID attached to my collar and repeatedly telling them that I was a media person they charged at me. One of the officer snatched my ID card” Ismail said. “Luckily some of the reporters came to my rescue and convinced the officers that I was from the media. My ID card was later handed back to me” Ismail added. Source: Vartha Bharathi