HighLights
  1. Three female journalists allege sexual harassment by Delhi Police.
  2. Rahul Gandhi condemns alleged police misconduct.
  3. Delhi Police transferred the case to the Crime Branch for investigation.

Members of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) on Sunday reached the Parliament Street police station with the women complainants, warning cops of storming into the station. This comes a day after three women journalists alleged sexual harassment by police officials during a protest in Delhi. The Delhi police have transferred the case to the Crime Branch for a fair and impartial investigation into the matter. Protestors took to the streets of Delhi’s Jantar Mantar on Saturday, demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over the alleged irregularities in connection with the SIR of the electoral process.

Demanding action against the harassment, CJP Chief Spokesperson Saurav Das warned officials, saying, "The complainant—the victim—is here, along with her lawyers and the rest of us. Why won't they speak to us? We have given them two or three minutes; otherwise, we are going to storm inside."

One of the complainants said that an assistant commissioner of police (ACP) sexually assaulted her during the agitation over demands for the resignation of CEC Gyanesh Kumar. She further added that the official touched her inappropriately and pushed her away while she was recording the police action. She also claimed that when she and her associates went to the police station to file the complaint, it was not registered immediately.

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In a statement, Delhi Police said, “On 03-10-26, during the protest in New Delhi area, while being in law and order situation, allegations of sexual harassment were made by three female journalists against police officers."

“New Delhi District has received their complaints, and the same are transferred to Crime Branch for fair and impartial enquiry," the statement said.

Press council of India reacts

Reacting to the incident, the Press Council of Indiam, said it is matter of “shock and dismay”. Sharing a post, it added, "Behaviour of this kind cannot be normalised in a democracy. Journalists must be allowed to work freely, without fear, and document those who gather to raise various issues. That this is not being allowed even at the heart of the national capital does not bode well for the trajectory of media freedom in India.”

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"The Delhi Police must immediately act on the female journalist's complaint and ensure that it gives media persons the space to do their jobs without having to face aggression and threats," it added.

Rahul Gandhi Demands Answers 

On Saturday, Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi demanded answers from Union Home Minister Amit Shah on allegations of misconduct with women by Delhi Police personnel during the agitation. Sharing a hard-hitting post on X, Gandhi wrote, "A female journalist has accused a police officer of misconduct at Jantar Mantar. For hours, hundreds of journalists have been sitting there with just one demand: that an FIR be registered. Isn't that the police's basic duty? They haven't even done that.”

The Congress leader also mentioned that such an incident did not occur for the first time; similar cases were witnessed earlier as well. "There are allegations of misconduct with women protesters. Cameras were snatched; journalists were dragged. And this isn't the first time -- we've seen video evidence of police officers engaging in disgusting misconduct with women earlier," he said.


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