Watch: IAS Officer Thrashes Journalist In Public During UP Local Polls

Sunday, 11 July 2021Newsdesk

In one of the more incredible scenes to emerge from the local elections held in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday, an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer was caught on camera chasing down a TV reporter in public and beating him viciously.

New Delhi, 11 July 2021

As per news report of NDTV, Divyanshu Patel, the Chief Development Officer or CDO of Unnao, is accused of attacking the television reporter because he was filmed by the latter allegedly helping kidnap local council members to stop them from voting. The officer is yet to comment on the incident. The video of the assault was shared widely on social media and triggered widespread condemnation. "We just had a word with all the journalists. We have got a written complaint from the journalist who was attacked. I can assure you that fair action will be taken in the case," Unnao District Magistrate Ravindra Kumar told reporters.

Source -NDTV