Photojournalist on assignment for mid- day beaten up by policemen outside Mumbai Bagh protest site; home minister says sorry, orders probe; but why did the incident happen and who will be held accountable for the brutal assault? COPS OR GOONS? u2018 A u001f few u001f women u001f entering u001d u001f and u001f some u001f leaving u001d u001f had u001f gathered u001f around u001f the u001f gate u001e u001f To u001f give u001f them u001f space u001d u001f I u001f crossed u001f over u001f inside u001f with u001f my u001f wallet u001f in u001f my u001f hand u001e u001f The u001f cops u001f then u001f shoved u001f me u001f to u001f the u001f other u001f side u001e u001f When u001f I u001f protested u001d u001f one u001f slapped u001f me u001f four u001f to u001f five u001f times u001c u001f another u001f hit u001f my u001f leg u001f with u001f a u001f batonu2019 u001f Ashish Raje, photojournalist u2018 I u001f have u001f asked u001f for u001f all u001f facts u001f from u001f ACP- Agripada u001e u001f I u001f can u001f comment u001f only u001f after u001f I u001f have u001f the u001f informationu2019 u001f Veeresh Prabhu, additional CP u2018 Just u001f got u001f to u001f know u001f about u001f the u001f way u001f Ashish u001f Raje u001f was u001f manhandled u001f by u001f police u001e This u001f is u001f appalling u001f and u001f I u001f will u001f personally u001f look u001f into u001f the u001f inquiry u001e u001f Strict u001f disciplinary u001f action u001f shall u001f be u001f taken u001f against u001f those u001f involvedu2019 u001f Anil Deshmukh, home minister u2018 We u001f condemn u001f the u001f violence u001d u001f especially u001f this u001f act u001f by u001f people u001f who u001f are u001f supposed u001f to u001f uphold u001f the u001f law u001f of u001f the u001f land u001f and u001f not u001f violate u001f it u001e u001f Journalists u001f arenu2019t u001f criminals u001f to u001f be u001f treated u001f with u001f this u001f kind u001f of u001f brutalityu2019 u001f Mumbai Press Club statement ( Clockwise from above) Two policemen assaulting Ashish Raje; baton wounds on his thigh; and Raje protecting his camera ANURAG u001f KAMBLE anurag. kamble@ mid- day. com A SENIOR photojournalist, Ashish Raje, out on assignment for mid- day, was assaulted by police officers at Mumbai Bagh in Nagpada, where he had gone to cover the ongoing anti- CAA protests on Thursday. The incident happened around . pm when Raje, waiting outside the barricade, crossed over to let a group of women pass u2014 only to be assaulted by the cops. u00bb P u001c u001a
