Reporter Chand Nawab beaten up at railway station

JournalismPakistan.com | Published: 22 September 2015

Chand Nawab was beaten up at Karachi Railway Station while reporting on ticket scalping ahead of Eidul Azha. The incident involved police and railway officials.

Summary

KARACHI: Pakistani reporter Chand Nawab, who inspired a character in Indian hit movie 'Bajrangi Bhaijan', was roughed up at the Karachi Railway Station.

Reports said Nawab was reporting on the scalping of train tickets for his channel 92 News ahead of Eidul Azha and was allegedly beaten up by railway officials and police.

Police claimed Nawab had misbehaved with officials and said there was no scalping of tickets. The channel's filming crew were also thrashed, reports said.

Key Points

Chand Nawab was reporting on train ticket scalping.
He was allegedly attacked by railway officials and police.
Police claimed Nawab misbehaved during the incident.
The incident occurred at Karachi Railway Station.
Nawab inspired a character in the Indian movie 'Bajrangi Bhaijan'.

Relevant Topics

Chand Nawab

Railway Station

Ticket Scalping

Karachi

Reporter

Assault

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