#MeToo crisis, no accountability for death after police brutality | Reporters Without Orders Ep 335

This week, host Shivnarayan Rajpurohit is joined by Newslaundry’s Sumedha Mittal, The News Minute’s Sukanya Shaji, and independent journalist Nidhi Suresh.

Nidhi and Sukanya reported on Kerala’s #MeToo storm and the exploitation of female actors in the Kerala film industry. They also reported on the recently published Hema Committee report, which revealed that the industry’s top male actors, directors, and producers were involved or complacent in the matter. They discuss the report’s findings and fallout.

Read Nidhi and Sukanya’s report: https://www.newslaundry.com/2024/08/29/abuse-resignations-power-nexus-everything-about-keralas-metoo-crisis

Sumedha reported on the death of a 23-year-old Faizan after alleged police brutality during Delhi riots in February 2020. A viral video of him lying semi-conscious on the road, battered, taunted, and forced to sing the national anthem by cops was widely circulated then. She found out that despite clear duty charts, no police official was held responsible for what the high court termed a hate crime. The probe was eventually transferred to the CBI after the court issued a stinging indictment of the “tardy” police investigation.

Read Sumedha’s report: https://www.newslaundry.com/2024/08/26/exclusive-no-one-killed-faizan-culprit-cops-invisible-in-incomplete-hospital-records

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