‘Urinated In My Mouth’: Journalist Thrashed, Abused By Railway Police In Uttar Pradesh
A journalist covering a train derailment in Dhimanpura, Uttar Pradesh, was beaten up by Government Railway Police (GRP) personnel in the early hours of Wednesday.
GRP personnel, who were present on the spot, abused, kicked and beat up Amit Sharma of News 24. They snatched his camera.
The journalist said that the cops refused to listen to him and continued to beat him. “I was locked up, stripped and they urinated upon right into my mouth,” Sharma said.…
https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/india-news-journalist-thrashed-abused-urinated-upon-by-grp-men-in-up/331994
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