“Tamil Nadu: Journalist Nesaprabhu brutally attacked with machetes while he was on call with police requesting help, cops asked him to file complaint instead”, Opindia, January 25, 2024:
“In a shocking incident, News 7 Tamil journalist Nesaprabhu was attacked on the night of Wednesday, 24 January, by unidentified assailants in the Palladam area of Tirruppur district of Tamil Nadu. Notably, the attack took place when he was on a call with police asking for help, the recording of which has emerged on social media.
According to the call recording of Nesaprabhu’s conversation with the police, a police officer refused to reach the place to help him and instead asked him to come to the police station and lodge a complaint.
The journalist was severely injured in the attack and is currently undergoing medical treatment at a private hospital in Coimbatore. Reports say that the attack on Nesaprabhu was in response to his recent reportage exposing the alleged irregularities in the sale of liquor in Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation outlets operating in Tiruppur. Moreover, he also reported about an inspector allegedly demanding bribes and threatening a trader…..”
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