National Human Rights Commission: On 20-2-2026, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) took suo motu cognizance of a media report that a woman journalist was subjected to physical and sexual assault by a mob while she was on a professional assignment to cover a students’ protest against the University Grants Commission (UGC) regulations in the North Campus of Delhi University on 13-2-2026.
Reportedly, the protesters, after identifying the journalist’s caste, began assaulting her and some also threatened to parade her naked before she lost consciousness.
As per the media report carried on 14-2-2026, the victim journalist alleged that she was specifically targeted because of her caste and managed to escape her ordeal with the help of some faculty and women police personnel.
NHRC observed that the contents of the news report, if true, raised serious issues of violation of the human rights of the victim. Accordingly, the NHRC issued a notice to the Delhi Police Commissioner, calling for a detailed report on the matter within two weeks.