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| A screenshot of Pakistan police beating up journalist Chand Nawab |
Staff correspondent, September 22, 2015, NewsCrunch
Pakistan police beat up journalist Chand Nawab at Karachi Cantonment Station on Tuesday.
Chand Nawab, who inspired the Nawaz Siddiqui character in Bajrangi Bhaijaan, had gone to Karachi Cantonment Station to file a report for 92 News where he works.
He was a chasing a lead that due to the festival rush train tickets were being sold in black. 92 News alleged that Rs 1,000 tickets were being sold for Rs 2,000 to Rs 3,000.
The video footage shows two men, followed by police, accosting Chand Nawab and roughing him up. One of them slaps as Chand Nawab stands his ground.
92 News identified both assaulters as policemen in civil dress as the video which showed the unwarranted police action went viral. Chand Nawab also started trending on Twitter.
Ironically, a video which had captured Chand Nawab struggling to report amidst Eid rush at Karachi Cantonment Station had gone viral a few years ago.
Nawaz Siddiqui’s opening scene in Bajrangi Bhaijaan was completely based on that video – from the dialogues to the visuals -- and had made Chand Nawab famous on this side of the Indo-Pak order as well.