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Two women journalists allege police assault after questioning Delhi CM, say attack intensified after police heard they were Muslim

Shaheen and Nafisa Khan say they were detained while covering a CM event and assaulted at Saket police station

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Two women journalists allege police assault after questioning Delhi CM, say attack intensified after police heard they were Muslim

Shaheen and Nafisa Khan say they were detained while covering a CM event and assaulted at Saket police station