The video of the chilling attack began with Barve, founder-editor of Samarth Bharat newspaper and SBP YouTube channel, speaking on video about illegal construction activity on a riverbed in Nigothwadi village near Manchar town in Pune district of Maharashtra. Suddenly, Morde swiftly raised a wooden rod and hit her repeatedly even as she screamed for help. https://thewire.in/media/pune-journalist-sneha-barve-brutally-attacked-while-reporting-heres-what-happened
Barve was literally pounded with the huge rod till she became unconscious. The cameraperson, Ajaz Sheikh, who continued to record the attack, was also beaten when Morde’s aides realised the attack was being videographed. Bystanders who came to her rescue, were also severely beaten and one’s hand was fractured while another got his nose broken.
free Speech Colective
15/07/2026