New Delhi, Oct 17: A woman journalist from a news website on Saturday lodged a criminal complaint of assault or use of criminal force against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi who, she claimed, pushed her while leading a march towards the Supreme Court on October 12, said a police official.
Richa Parashar, 28, met the Deputy Commissioner of Police, New Delhi, and handed over her criminal complaint, seeking immediate registration of an FIR against Rahul Gandhi and others who used criminal force intentionally against a “three-month-pregnant journalist causing physical injury and mental trauma”.
The complaint is related to alleged mistreatment, threats and use of criminal force against the three-month-pregnant journalist, a resident of Sector 78 in Noida, while undertaking a news reporting task related to Rahul Gandhi’s protest near the Supreme Court.
The complaint filed by the Associate Producer of the news website seeks action under the provisions of the BNS, 2023, Section 74, which deals with assault or criminal force against a woman with intent or knowledge that it is likely to outrage her modesty and Section 115(2), related to punishment for voluntarily causing hurt.
She also sought action agIn her complaint, Parashar said, “I asked questions from Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, and suddenly he pushed me towards the gate. I pleaded, repeatedly, that I should not be pushed. The pleas were ignored.” (IANS)