on jan 29 - freelance journalist @mandeeppunia1 discovers that police helped bjp mobs attack peaceful protesters at singhu border. these mobs pelted stones and petrol bombs into the protest site while attempting to target the tents of female farmers. instagram.com/tv/CLE9HzJBYpb/
after discovering the police’s complicity in supporting mob violence @mandeeppunia1 records a video of his investigation and posts it on facebook. police get word of his reporting and target him.
police locate mandeep at singhu border. they beat &drag him off site, while a bystander records and posts it footage online. police drag him into a tent & continue beating him. they say “you think you’re a big reporter now huh? you’ll be reporting from inside tihar jail now!”
they drive @mandeeppunia1 to an old building where they continue to torture him. by now, the footage of his abduction has gone viral. the police panic.
they take @mandeeppunia1 to tihar jail. they deny him his basic legal rights. they won’t let him speak to his family, editors, or lawyer. inside tihar, police continue to torture him mentally and physically.
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