PROTESTERS, POLICE PERSONNEL ATTACK JOURNALISTS

Several journalists were attacked during the violent protests by the ABVP outside the college. The protesters roughed up scribes, snatched their phones and even smashed their cameras. One of the journalists was dragged by her hair and punched on the face allegedly by the ABVP members as she tried to capture the violent clashes on Facebook live

Protesters smashed the equipment she was carrying, including a microphone and selfie stick. The protesters snatched her phone. However, the police jumped in and got the phone back. Some protesters also tried to snatch another journalist’s phone but the police intervened.