DawnNews reporter beaten up, detained allegedly by councilor
JournalismPakistan.com | Published: 13 April 2018
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Bilal Sheikh, a reporter for DawnNews, was attacked and detained by a councilor in Sheikhupura. The incident occurred while he was reporting on a sewerage project.Summary
SHEIKHUPURA - Bilal Sheikh, a reporter with DawnNewsTV in Sheikhupura, was reportedly tortured and illegally detained allegedly by a local general councilor.
Dawn.com reported that Sheikh was covering a sewerage project on Ghang Road where substandard material was being used.
As the crew began recording, Councilor Rai Mohammad Khan arrived along with his men, started beating and abusing them.
The website said that while the cameraman escaped the scene, the councilor snatched Sheikh's mobile phone and took him to his office in his vehicle. There he was beaten with a cane.
The reporter was, however, freed after an hour after local journalists informed the police.
Police have registered an FIR but have yet to make arrests.
Photo courtesy: Dawn.com
KEY POINTS:
- Bilal Sheikh beaten and detained in Sheikhupura.
- Incident involved local councilor Rai Mohammad Khan.
- Reporter was covering a sewerage project with substandard materials.
- Cameraman escaped while Sheikh's mobile phone was seized.
- Police registered an FIR but no arrests have been made.
