Female Journalist 'Manhandled' By Miscreants In Cuttack

Cuttack: A female journalist was allegedly misbehaved and manhandled by a group of miscreants in Niali area of Cuttack district on Monday.

The journalist, working in one of the leading daily newspapers, alleged that five to six people barged into the office of the block chairman and attacked one Narayan Sahoo for some unknown reason. Later, they also misbehaved with the scribe and manhandled her when she tried to capture the incident on her phone.

“I had gone to the block chairman’s office to collect some news at around 1.30 PM yesterday. Suddenly, five to six people came to the office and started beating up Narayan Sahoo while he was having some discussion with the block chairman. They also misbehaved with me when I tried to film the incident on my mobile phone. Besides, they pushed me out of the chairman’s office and threatened me of further consequences,” alleged the woman scribe.

Subsequently, she lodged a complaint before the Niali police demanding immediate action against the accused and security for herself.

It is pertinent to mention on November 6, Kendrapara MP Anubhav Mohanty had misbehaved with OTV journalist Manoj Swain which drew severe criticism from various quarters across the State.