Press Club, Kolkata deeply condemns the brutal attack on a journalist

Newsdesk :: “Press Club, Kolkata deeply condemns the brutal attack on a journalist at a Press conference at the club on Tuesday. The press conference was organised by All India Ekta Foundation. The journalists present, staff of the club and others immediately intervened at the matter. However, while the victim was being rescued, the attacker escaped. Police were called and they interrogated the organisers and took statement of the victim. The journalist was attacked by a person (non journalist) present at the Press Conference after he asked a question in the press conference”. … thats the statesman released from Press Club, Kolkata, immediately after the brutal incident took place in the main conference room of kolkata Press club on 23 rd March Evening.

However, the organisers denied that the attacker was their supporter. Everybody present was astonished at the suddenness of the incident. The organisation holding the press conference has immediately been blacklisted by the club pending further investigation. The security arrangements at the club was beefed up after the incident. The attacked journalist was provided all necessary support by the Club declared by the Press Club authority in their press release. This type of incident occurred at the time when the Electoral process is going on through our state., Where our fellow journalists are facing their lack of security before the so called political party. The journalist was attacked by a person (non journalist) present at the Press Conference after he asked a question in the press conference.