Snatching of Camera: Journos demand action against food officer
Journalists at a human chain in Lalmonirhat town on Thursday demanded action against the food officer who took away video camera from a TV journalist on December 23.
The human chain was formed at Mission Intersection on Lalmonirhat-Burimari highway in the town.
However, three days after the incident, Shahinur Rahman, in-charge of local storage depot (LSD) at Puranbazar Kalibari in Lalmonirhat town, returned the camera to the journalist.
On 23rd of last month in 2019, Shahinur forcibly took away the camera from Jahedul Islam Somapto, district correspondent of Maasranga Television. Jahedul went to the warehouse to cover a news report on paddy procurement from rice mill owners.
Soon after the incident, the additional district commissioner (ADC), members of police and local journalists went to the spot and the ADC, after primary investigation, found the food officer guilty of snatching the camera.
Journalist Jahedul, a resident of Thana Para area in the town, said “I got my video camera back three days after the incident, but I didn’t get justice.”
“I lodged a complaint with Lalmonirhat Sadar Police Station, but I didn’t pursue it [the case] as the deputy commissioner had assured me of departmental action against the food officer within 15 days of the incident,” he added.
At the human chain on Thursday, Majed Masud, general secretary of Professional Journalists’ Platform in Lalmonirhat, said journalists in the district will call a tougher program unless action is taken against Shahinur by January 20.
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