Cops too see no assault on journos
Like the presiding officers, police personnel noticed no assaults on journalists on the Dhaka city corporations polls day, although such incidents at 30 centres were reported by different media outlets.
Twenty policemen, who were on-duty at the centres, made their submission before a probe committee headed by Anisur Rahman, an additional divisional commissioner of Dhaka, during a hearing on the incident yesterday.
Of them, eight are officers-in-charge and the rest sub-inspectors at different police stations, an official, who attended the hearing, told The Daily Star.
On Sunday, the presiding officers said they were not aware of any assault on journalists during the voting on April 28.
At least 10 journalists were assaulted by ruling Awami League men during the polling hours. Some reporters were robbed of cash, mobile phones and handbags, according to media reports.
On May 5, the Election Commission formed the committee to probe the incidents.
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