<p>Noida: In a narrow escape, a journalist of a Hindi news channel was allegedly robbed and assaulted in Noida Extension on Saturday night. The horror tale of the journalist named Atul Agrawal came to the fore through his Facebook post where he said the accused forced him to give Rs 5000 cash after trying to choke him.</p> <p>As per the Indian Express report, no complaint has been filed but Noida Police is probing the case.</p> <p>&ldquo;It has come to our notice that a senior journalist was attacked by a group of men on Saturday. We have taken cognisance of the issue even though the victim has not informed the police of the incident. Teams have been formed and we will soon arrest the accused,&rdquo; the report quoted Harish Chandar, DCP Central Zone.</p> <p><strong>ALSO READ: <a href="https://ift.tt/3gQVKjJ Pradesh: 14 Cops Suspended For Lapse In BJP Leader Jyotiraditya Scindia's Security; Know Why</a></strong></p> <p>Agrawal is an editor-in-chief of the Hindi Khabar news channel, and posted about the incident on Facebook account. The journalist who is a Noida resident was travelling in his Safari car when he was stopped by five men on motorcycles near Rice Police Booth in Bisrakh at 1 am. After he lowered his window, one of the accused pulled a gun and asked him to hand over valuables.</p> <p>[fb]<iframe style="border: none; overflow: hidden;" src="https://ift.tt/3wMhPa3" width="500" height="599" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe>[/fb]</p> <p>During the course of the event, the accused also took his phone and made him unlock it. While the accused noticed the press sticker on his car and seem to have recalled him, noted the journalist. They eventually threw his phone in the backseat, threatened him with dire consequences if he spoke about the incident to anyone, and sped off on their bikes.</p> <p><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql lr9zc1uh a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v knj5qynh oo9gr5id" dir="auto"><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql lr9zc1uh jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v knj5qynh oo9gr5id hzawbc8m">"I don't know what came to her mind after she threw my phone in the car seat and groaned and said okay. We are going. Run away from here immediately after this. If you tell or follow someone, you will die," he narrated in the post.</span></span></p> <p>No arrests have been made in connection with the case so far, according to the police.</p> <p>Agrawal said he hopes the misled youth walk the path of righteousness in the future and thanked them for sparing his life.&nbsp;</p>

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