Two television journalists — Shyam Sundar Sushobhit and his colleague Saurabh Kumar — were attacked on Monday, allegedly by National Democratic Alliance candidate Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh’s supporters, for “exposing booth capture” in Bihar’s Munger Lok Sabha constituency. “I was moving from Munger to Lakhisarai, which also falls under the Munger Lok Sabha seat, when I saw some people running away from a polling booth,” Mr. Sushobhit, who works for a national news channel, said. My cameraman Saurabh Kumar was also attacked,” he said. ‘No help from police’Mr. Sushobhit and Mr. Kumar suffered bruises on their faces and their shirts were torn. Mr. Lalan Singh is said to be close to Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and is the Minister of Water Resources in the State Cabinet.

Source: The Hindu April 29, 2019 17:37 UTC