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.