Indian police accused of sexual harassment against journalists at protest

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Indian police are accused of sexual harassment and brutality against journalists during a protest in New Delhi. The demonstration involved dozens of individuals demanding the resignation of the election chief over alleged changes to voter rolls that protesters believe will benefit the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party. Activists reported being dragged by their hair and experiencing police brutality. The Press Club of India has called for immediate action, expressing shock and dismay at the treatment of journalists and emphasizing the need for them to work freely. The Election Commission states the voter roll revision is to remove duplicate and ineligible entries, updating a list last revised nearly 25 years ago.

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The Press Club of India expressed shock and dismay over the treatment of journalists by police.

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An activist and student named Aahna Singh told Reuters that police dragged her by her hair during protests.

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The Election Commission states the voter-roll revision is to remove duplicate and ineligible entries.

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Protesters claim the voter-roll revision will benefit Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

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"Police dragged me by my hair," Aahna Singh, an activist and student at Jawaharlal Nehru University told Reuters news agency during the protests.She said the police were resorting to "brutality".The India" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="213368" data-entity-type="organization">Press Club of India has demanded immediate action on the complaints against police officers, saying it was "shocked and dismayed" by the treatment of journalists."Behaviour of this kind cannot be normalised in a democracy. Journalists must be allowed to work freely, without fear, and document those who gather to raise various issues," it said in a statement.ReutersDemonstrators scuffle with police during a protest in New Delhi over the alleged assaultThe protesters say the voter-roll revision will benefit Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).The Election Commission says the exercise is intended to remove duplicate and ineligible entries.It says the last revision was done nearly a quarter of a century ago and the voters' list needs to be updated to account for those who have died, left the country or are registered in more than one place as they've moved to a new address.

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