Filmmaker Nihit

Independent filmmaker Nihit, 23, alleged that a group of 10 to 15 people harassed him and broke his camera lens while filming a protest in Delhi's Connaught Place on October 10 amid CJP's protest against…

“BJP goons harassed me and broke my camera.”

CJP protest incident

Nihit said the incident happened outside a Starbucks outlet in Connaught Place where he was documenting the CJP protest.

Camera lens broken

He claimed one person forcibly pulled his camera lens, breaking it, and shared a video on Instagram that he said showed the incident.

Police response

Delhi Police told Nihit they filed his complaint and would follow up on Monday after he reported the incident.

Family support

Nihit said his father, a member of RSS, does not want him to pursue the complaint further, citing it as his fault.

Financial strain

Nihit, a 23-year-old filmmaker, lacks financial and emotional resources to pursue the complaint after the lens was essential to his work.

Security deployment

A force of 41,000 security personnel was deployed across Delhi to prevent a planned protest demanding CEC Gyanesh Kumar's resignation.

Detentions

The security clampdown resulted in 7,000 detentions and left several parts of Delhi deserted.

Video verification

LiveMint could not verify the authenticity of the video Nihit shared on Instagram as proof of the incident.