Bengaluru: A young female reporter working for Press Trust of India (PTI) was allegedly “physically assaulted” by an ANI journalist, who also purportedly used sexual expletives, at a Congress event in Bengaluru on Thursday.
PTI has shared the video of the alleged assault on its female journalist on X and stated that an FIR is being lodged over the shocking incident, which left the reporter traumatized.
VIDEO | Abominable behaviour by ANI (@ANI) reporter who physically assaulted and verbally abused with sexual expletives a young PTI female reporter at a press event (@DKShivakumar @DKSureshINC) in Bengaluru today. Does ANI (@smitaprakash) condone such behaviour by its staffer?… pic.twitter.com/kZhz8MleoC
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) March 28, 2024
Tagging ANI chief Smita Prakash, PTI questioned whether ANI condones such behavior by its staffer. The news agency condemned the unprovoked violence and pledged to take all necessary measures to protect its employees. PTI also announced its intention to file a complaint with the National Commission for Women.
Another PTI reporter, Thoyajakshi Shekar, tweeted that the ANI reporter had abused the same reporter on “several instances” because she hails from Kerala and “does not understand Kannada.” She expressed that this behavior has now escalated to an extreme level.
Shekar added, “This extreme level of abuse and hatred this particular ANI reporter has towards their so-called rivals PTI has to be stopped.”
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