"Power Has Gone To Their Heads" : When An IAS Officer Attacks A Journalist | Uttar Pradesh https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWQmnVL1UVg Jul 13, 2021
On Saturday, July 10th, Chief Development Officer of Unnao, Divyanshu Patel, attacked a journalist during the Block Pramukh elections. The next day, the CDO apologised to journalist Krishna Tiwari and photographs of the two sharing sweets were shared on social media platforms.
former IPS officer, N.C. Asthana the former Director General of Police, says that 'Power has gone to their heads,' and describes that in the past, officers had a fear the government may take action against 'such obnoxious behaviour'. However, now, Asthana says that there is an amount of assurance that officers have, knowing that however grave their misconduct may be, they will not be punished. 'That's how people have been emboldened.'
..UP: Editors Guild condemns assault on Unnao journalist, flags threat to media rights in the state https://scroll.in/latest/1000026/up-editors-guild-condemns-assault-on-unnao-journalist-flags-threat-to-media-rights-in-the-state Jul12, 2021
On Saturday, a video was widely circulated on social media, where Divyanshu Patel, the Chief Development Officer of Uttar Pradesh’s Unnao district, could be seen beating up a local journalist. Patel attacked the journalist after he filmed the government officer allegedly helping kidnap local council members to stop them from voting, NDTV reported.
However, the journalist, Krishna Tiwari, did not name Patel in his written complaint to the police, according to Hindi daily Navbharat Times. A First Information Report has been registered in the matter, but it mentions that the journalist was attacked by unidentified men. Patel reportedly apologised to Tiwari and photos of them exchanging sweets were circulated on Sunday.