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Journalists take out protest rally

BERHAMPUR: Journalists from the State, Andhra Pradesh and Chhatisgarh held a joint protest rally in Malkangiri town on Thursday.

They were protesting against the assault of police constables on some journalists on July 17 during the guard of honour ceremony for the SOG jawans killed in the landmine blast the previous day. The angry police constables who were agonised by the sudden death of 17 of their brethren in the naxal landmine blast near MV-126 village had also damaged the vehicles and cameras of some journalists from outside the State. Around three journalists were injured. Understanding the mental state of the policemen the journalists had not filed any complaint against the erring policemen immediately. But on Thursday the journalists preferred to make people and authorities know about the gravity of the indiscipline behaviour of the policemen through the rally. Journalists of Malkangiri led the rally.

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