Indian police accused of sexual harassment against journalists at protest
Summary
Three female journalists in India said police harassed them during protests in Delhi against changes to voter lists. The protests demand the chief election commissioner resign, while the police say they will investigate the harassment claims fairly.Key Facts
- Three female journalists accused Delhi police of sexual harassment during protests.
- Police detained many young people protesting voter roll changes by the Election Commission.
- Protesters want Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to resign.
- The Election Commission says it is removing duplicate or invalid names from voter lists, about 130 million so far.
- Videos show police pulling people away from protests at Jantar Mantar in Delhi.
- Opposition leaders expressed concern about police actions and called for answers.
- The protests include members of the Cockroach Janta Party, an online activist group.
- Internal disagreement over election roll revisions was revealed among election commissioners.
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