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National Human Rights Commission:<\/span> 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.<\/p>\n

Reportedly, the protesters, after identifying the journalist’s caste, began assaulting her and some also threatened to parade her naked before she lost consciousness.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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