Chandigarh, April 19, 2020: Chandigarh Press Club today condemned Chandigarh Police for unlawful detention of journalist Davinder Pal while he was on his way to The Tribune office in Sector 29 on April 18.
Davinder, who works for Punjabi Tribune, was going to his office yesterday at around 4.30 pm when the SHO of Industrial Area, Phase I, stopped him at the crossing of Sector 29-30 and unlawfully detained him on the pretext of violating curfew rules.
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Devinder was carrying his identity card and even had the curfew pass, but despite both documents, he was taken to Industrial Area, Phase I, police station and illegally detained for almost one hour before he was allowed to go.
Condemning the police action, Chandigarh Press Club is taking up the matter with the UT Administrator VPS Badnore, so that guilty official could be brought to the book and directions be issued to the police that no such incident takes place in future.
The Club is also sending a representation to the Punjab Chief Minister and Haryana Chief Minister to apprise authorities concerned in the districts to let media, which is an essential service, to perform their duty.