NEWSPAPER HAWKER BEATEN BY POLICE ( !).
Bureau,Odishabarta
BHADRAK: At Bhadrak one newspaper hawker beaten uppishly by Police while distributing news papers. One Srikant Barik used to distribute daily newspapers which he is doing last 20 years at Bhadrak town.He parked his cycle at near roadside and while delivering to a shop keeper suddenly a Police Personnel came down from Police van and beaten him as complained by him.
With this stigmatized scenario distributors & scribes complained before District Administration. Indeed Administration taken the issue seriously & a Meeting were called by the district administration.
It is decided that any hawkers/news reporters must use masks & ID Cards while doing their duties on COVID-19. Moreover those hawkers should keep their cycles near them while distributing newspapers.
It may be underline that Central Govt as well Odisha Govt categorically mentions with their notification the News Paper hawker are not to be detaining by any means.
