Mandeep Punia: I scribbled notes of farmers in Tihar on my legs to write report
Delhi police had arrested journalist, 'Mandeep Punia' claiming that he was misbehaving with the personnel on duty at the Singhu border.
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He was arrested while doing coverage of the clashes that broke out at the protest site last week.
Mandeep Punia, who has been given bail has said that he talked to farmers and scribbled notes on his legs inside the Tihar Jail to write a report.
He said, "It (being inside the prison) turned out to be an opportunity for me. I got a chance to talk to the farmers lodged in the jail and scribbled notes on my legs. I am going to write a detailed report."
"My work is to report from ground zero... I asked the farmers why and how they were arrested," he added.
Punia stated that he had been covering the protest at the Singhu border from the day it started.
He also tweeted, "It was my responsibility as a journalist to report it truthfully and faithfully. I was trying to do that. I was trying to find out the people behind the attack on the movement site. My work was interrupted by the arrest. I lost valuable time. I do feel that that I was wronged,"
Police had charged Punia with "obstructing public servants in discharge of public functions", "assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty", and "voluntarily causing hurt to deter public servant from his duty".
He was sent to 14-day judicial custody on Sunday by the court of metropolitan magistrate.
However, he was granted bail on Tuesday after paying a personal bond of Rs 25,000.
-PTC News
