Sandminers attack journalists in Punjab

IN Media Watch Briefs | 01/08/2018
Two journalists from News18 television channel, Sandeep Kumar and Neeraj Bali, who went to investigate reports of sandmining in Punjab's Jalalabad district, were grievously attacked by a mob of around 100 to 200 people on July 30.  They suffered head injuries when they were shoved into a room and thrashed. Their video equipment was damaged and bricks were thrown at them. Punjab police is investigating.          
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