Mandeep Punia s arrest had triggered protests by fellow journalists, who demanded his immediate release.
New Delhi:
Journalist Mandeep Punia, whose arrest last week at the Singhu border the epicentre of the farmers protests outside Delhi sparked outrage, says he scribbled notes on his legs in Tihar Jail so he could file his reports. The freelance journalist was freed on bail by a Delhi court on Tuesday.
Mr Punia, whose Twitter bio describes him as a small journalist who writes notes on grassroot politics, told NDTV that he had spoken with farmers jailed with him and would soon write a detailed report.
NEW DELHI, India A local court of Delhi headed by Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Satvir Singh Lamba today granted bail to freelance Journalist Mandeep Punia who was arrested by the Delhi police at Singhu border on January 30. Notably, Mandeep Punia works with a magazine named “The Caravan” and was covering farmers’ protest at the Singhu border since November 26.
While registering an FIR No. 52/21 under sections 186, 332, 353 of IPC at Alipur police station, the Delhi police cops had accused Mandeep Punia of obstructing them from doing duty at Singhu border
Factually, Mandeep Punia had opposed the scuffling of another journalist Dharmendra (Online New India) by the Delhi police cops after which he also became their target, and the police cops arrested them both.
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Journalist Mandeep Punia’s bail plea rejected, sent to 14 days’ judicial custody: Punia was detained Delhi Police from the Capital’s Singhu border on Saturday evening for allegedly manhandling a constable. Meanwhile, journalists in Delhi staged a demonstration in front of the police headquarters, seeking his release.