Journalists bashed up while reporting on corruption at Indore RTO, seven booked

Two journalists were beaten up in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore on Friday (November 28, 2025) when they were reporting on alleged corruption in the RTO office, police said, adding that seven people have been booked in the case.

According to police, Hemant Sharma, a reporter with a national news channel, and Raja Khan, the channel’s cameraperson, were thrashed on the RTO premises in Indore’s Nayta Mundla by a group of men.

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Indore Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime) Rajesh Dandotiya told The Hindu that an FIR has been registered against seven people at the Tejaji Nagar police station based on a complaint from Mr. Sharma.

Mr. Dandotiya said the FIR has been lodged under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Sections 296(B), 115(2), 351(3), 324 (4), 309(6), and 3 (5) against Narendra Chouhan, Ankit Chintaman, Vinod, Gajendra, Shankar Prajapati, Nitin and Pawan, all residents of Indore.