TV journalist assaulted near his home in Gamdevi

Herman Gomes

A television journalist was seriously injured when a group of unidentified men allegedly assaulted him near his house in south Mumbai early Sunday, the police said. Herman Gomes, who work with a private TV channel, was returning home along with a friend in a taxi late Saturday night. When he got out of the cab around 1.30 am on Sunday, he saw five or six people waiting near his house in the Gamdevi area, Deputy Commissioner of Police (zone-II) Dnyaneshwar Chavan said.

The men started abusing Gomes and later allegedly assaulted him, Chavan said. The journalist was injured in the assault and based on his complaint, the Gamdevi police later registered a case under IPC sections 143 (unlawful assembly), 147 (rioting), 324 (voluntary causing hurt by dangerous weapons) and other relevant provisions, he said.

The motive behind the attack was not yet known, he said, adding that an investigation was underway. Journalists' associations in the city condemned the attack and asked Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to take action against the police officers who allegedly delayed registration of the First Information Report (FIR) in the matter.

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