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| Senior Journalist attacked by Construction Company, Journalists body protests | | Police registers FIR against the goons of a Construction Company after they attack senior journalist | |  Ankit Kessar
Early Times Report
Rajouri, Jan 15: Attack on the Fourth Pilar of Democracy seems to be a new normal. In a shocking incident in District Rajouri, a journalist was attacked by the goons of a Construction Company after he raised the issue of massive traffic jams due to construction work by the company.
Thereafter, the Journalists under the banner of Press Club Rajouri on Saturday blocked the busy Gujjar Mandi Chowk and protested against Dharam Raj Construction Company responsible for double laning the Rajouri Thannamandi road. President Press Club Rajouri Avinash Jasyal and Chairman Arif Qureshi led the journalists in the protest demanding registration of attempt to murder case against contractor of said company.
The media body demanded strict punishment for those involved in the attack on senior journalist Imran Khan who hails from Thannamandi after he was attacked and injured by goons of Dharam Raj Construction Company for discharging his professional duty. President Avinash Jasyal said that attacks on journalist Imran was committed in the presence of SDM and Tehsildar Thannamandi.
Jasyal expressed his concern about the attack on journalists and called for better safety measures and protection as well as thorough investigations of attacks against journalists covering important and critical news.
It is important to mention that the fourth pillar of the democracy conveys important and critical information to the public. Be it rough weather or difficult terrain, Cross-Border Shelling or Health Hazards, the journalists face every difficult situation to do their job. But the attack on journalists is not only shameful but gives us the reason to introspect as a society.
Chairman Arif Qureshi said that from physical assault to false action, journalists have faced several difficulties while trying to do their jobs. These attacks have risen dramatically in the past years and we demand immediate arrest of those who attacked Imran.
Ashfaq Ahmed Magray, President Contractor Association strongly condemned the attack on the senior journalist Imran Khan by the goons of Dharamraj Construction Company and appealed the SSP Rajouri to register FIR against the perpetrators of this crime.
After about an hours protest and understanding the gravity of the matter, ASP Rajouri Vivek Shekhar Sharma reached the site and told that attempt to murder case U/S 307 has been registered against contractor of Dharam Raj Construction company and police party has been dispatched to arrest him. |
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