TV channel crew beaten by Seminary students for drinking water
On Tuesday, 20th June 2017, Students belonging to the Madressah Haqqania beat up Din News employees and broke their camera, furthermore the seminary students also threw stones at their DSNG.
Members belonging to the Din News say that the madressah management had been involved in electricity theft and that they were beaten by the students because they were reporting on this.
On the other hand the madressah management has claimed that the journalists were drinking water during the day, the meadressah management further claims that they were initially asked to stop and beaten when they continued to drink water.
However reporter of the channel, Ali Usman said that on Tuesday, 20th June 2017, he along with five other team members were assigned to interview Hussain Nawaz’ lawyer, Salman Akram Raja.
He added that “Mr Raja could not come from Lahore so we went to the lawyer’s house, which is near the madressah” He further went on to say that one of the cameramen, Rashid Azeem, had went into the madressah and poured water over his head to cool off. Some students of the Madressah had asked him why he was drinking water and left when they were told Mr Azeem was pouring the water on his head.
He said that “We saw that the madressah management was stealing electricity and one of the cameramen started recording” adding that some students then started beating Mr Azeem, breaking two of his teeth and taking his camera.
He added that the team continued filming on another camera while students threw stones at the DSNG and took away cash and valuables from the team, he said.
A source within the Medressah said that the team were drinking water in the madressah but were allowed in as they said they wanted to offer prayers.
The source further went on to say that the newsmen started filming later, saying the management was stealing electricity, which according to the source was not true. He said the newsmen were told to stop and leave repeatedly and that students beat them up when they started misbehaving.
A police official said both sides were called and their statements were recorded.
An FIR has been registered against the madressah management with the Margalla police.
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