Delhi Police said on October 4 that it had received sexual-harassment complaints from three women journalists and transferred them to the Crime Branch for an impartial inquiry. Its statement dates the alleged conduct by police officers to the October 3 protest in New Delhi.
The Indian Express, which reviewed written complaints, reported allegations of inappropriate touching while the journalists were covering police detentions. It said written complaints were submitted at a police station on Saturday evening. The reviewed sources provide no completed findings on these allegations.
PTI separately quoted an official saying the Crime Branch would examine the allegations and record statements. The reviewed material does not confirm an FIR against the officers, an arrest, disciplinary action or completed findings. The complainants’ identities and potentially identifying details are withheld.