Marandi's bodyguard beats up photographer

Jamshedpur, Mar 5 (UNI) Photographer of a local Hindi daily was beaten up with the butt of a rifle by the bodyguard of Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Democratic) president and former Chief Minsiter of Jharkhand Babulal Marandi at Tata Main Hospital here, where the body of the slain JMM MP Sunil Mahto was kept.

The security men also misbehaved with the members of other electronic media when they were taking snaps of Mr Marandi.

The incident took place when Mr Marandi went to pay tributes to Mr Mahto. Mr Marandi tendered apology follwing the indecent behaviour of his bodyguard.

But the agitated photographers squatted before the morgue, demanding an apology from the culprit himself.

The lensemen withdrew dharna after the guilty security man apologised.

UNI