Sabarimala : 266 People Arrested, 99 State Buses Vandalised in Dawn-to-Dusk Hartal Related Violence

A woman journalist was allegedly assaulted by the Bharatiya Janata Party workers in Thiruvananthapuram while she was covering statewide protests against entry of two women devotees, in their forties, into Lord Ayyappa temple in Sabarimala.

Images and video of Kairali TV camerawoman Shajila Ali Fathim, covering protests on Wednesday despite the attack, have gone viral on social media. According to Dool News, Fathim said that she was not afraid of the BJP and would continue to cover the agitations. The journalist was lauded by netizens for her courage, despite being visibly disturbed.

Courtesy : News 18