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New Delhi: For the second day running and despite multiple journalists’ bodies across the country and Asia decrying their behaviour, the Delhi Police continued to detained journalists on October 11. Earlier in the day, the Supreme Court said journalists doing their duties cannot be detained or harassed.

The Delhi Police, which had, in the days leading up to the protests released a controversial set of guidelines for journalists, had noted in it that reporters on the ground should display their press cards prominently. However, on October 10 and 11, police displayed little regard for the press card and several journalists were detained.

While yesterday’s detentions largely concentrated on independent journalists, today several mainstream media journalists were taken away, including from outlets like Hindustan Times and Indian Express, and the news agency PTI.

The short-form video news outlet Peek TV has posted on X that its journalists Vedanta Agarwal and Sara Khan were violently dragged by Delhi Police personnel today while they were reporting on the police detaining peaceful protesters in Connaught Place.

#PeekOnGround: Peek TV journalists Vedanta Agarwal and Sara Khan were violently dragged by Delhi Police personnel on Sunday while reporting on the police detaining peaceful protesters in Connaught Place. https://t.co/Hdzia6Chw6 — Peek TV (@PeekTV_in) October 11, 2026

#PeekOnGround: Peek TV journalists Vedanta Agarwal and Sara Khan were violently dragged by Delhi Police personnel on Sunday while reporting on the police detaining peaceful protesters in Connaught Place. https://t.co/Hdzia6Chw6

— Peek TV (@PeekTV_in) October 11, 2026

The Indian Express newspaper posted on X that three journalists from its Hindi outlet – Shashwat, Siya, and Vijay – have been detained by Delhi Police while reporting. “Even after informing them that........

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