Hyderabad, May 29 -- The Delhi High Court on Wednesday, May 28, ordered police protection for a journalist after he alleged he was harassed, threatened, and stripped by police inside a station in Bhind, MP, on May 3.

Amarkant Singh Chouhan is the Bhind bureau chief of Swaraj Express news channel. On Wednesday, the journalist approached the HC citing "reasonable threats to his life and personal liberty" as well as those of his family. He particularly mentioned Bhind superintendent of police Asit Yadav in his petition.

In his petition, the Chouhan said that he was targeted by the police while reporting illegal sand mining in the Chambal River.

Along with Chouhan, two other journalists - Pritam Singh Rajawat, who runs a YouTube channel, S...