Amid widespread violence in Uttar Pradesh on the day of polling for the block panchayat chief election to be held on Saturday, July 10, journalist Krishan Tiwari in Miyaganj, Unnao district, alleged that he was arrested by Chief Development Officer (CDO) Divyanshu Patel and some Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders. had beaten. (BJP) worker.
The video of the incident went viral on social media. Tiwari said that he was thrashed when he went to report from a polling booth in Bangaramau area of the district.
Tiwari, now demanding action against the CDO, claimed that Patel kept beating him despite knowing him. Apart from this, he said that a local BJP leader and workers also thrashed him.
Meanwhile, Unnao District Magistrate Ravindra Kumar said, “We held talks with media persons. The CDO has also apologized. I assure you that a fair investigation will be conducted in the matter”, news agency ANI reported.
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