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A woman journalist, Ruchi Tiwari, who was allegedly assaulted while covering a protest at Delhi University’s North Campus on Friday, 13 February 2026, has stated that she was attacked by a large mob and targeted over her caste identity while performing her professional duties.
Quick to justify her assault, alleged fact-checker shared video clippings of hers to ‘prove’ she wasn’t a journalist but ran a ‘propaganda’ YouTube channel.
What Happened
According to Tiwari, the situation escalated when members of the gathering began questioning her about her name and caste. Speaking to ANI, she said, “Video is everywhere, people can judge by themselves as to who provoked whom… I am a journalist who was there to cover the protest. One of the media personnel said my name to draw my attention. I went up to them, they then asked my full name and caste.”
She alleged that the confrontation quickly turned violent. “The entire crowd came towards me and attacked me. This is clear in the video. About 500 people attacked me. They just have fake narrations and fake allegations. The girls around me whispered rape threats in my ears just because I am a Brahmin; ‘aaj tu chal, tera nanga parade niklega,’ is what they said. The men around me were saying that they would teach me a lesson. The girls had held me by the arms and neck. This is an attempt to murder. I had fallen unconscious, but the Police did nothing,” she stated.
Tiwari further alleged that she was singled out because of her caste background and confirmed that an FIR has been registered in connection with the incident. She identifies herself as a ground reporter and runs a YouTube channel.
This third testis of @zoo_bear is at it again. Earlier he clipped that HDFC bank clip now this clip is also edited to show Ruchi Tiwari an aggressor while she was defending herself.
पूरा गैंग ही क्लिप कटवा है। pic.twitter.com/2jkXUBWhCa— kanhabansri (@kanhabansri) February 14, 2026
Recalling the sequence of events, she said, “A boy there was signalling to others to take me away. Did they want to kidnap me?… My clothes were being torn… I was being improperly touched. They were goons, they cannot be students… I was attacked due to my caste. Nobody supported me, only a few Law Faculties showed humanity, and I came out with their help as well as with that of a few women Police personnel… FIR has been registered, I trust the law… The incident occurred for about half an hour… There was mob lynching there, I escaped somehow is a big deal for me.”
“They wanted to parade me naked. My clothes were torn. I was touched inappropriately. All this because I am a Brahmin.”
Spine chilling testimony of Ruchi Tiwari. Would those claiming she provoked the attack on her also justify Godhra riots as a reaction to 59 Hindus burnt alive? pic.twitter.com/pOb7Up8SxR
— Anand Ranganathan (@ARanganathan72) February 14, 2026
#WATCH | A woman journalist was seen being attacked during a pro-UGC protest in Delhi University yesterday.
ABVP Delhi State Secretary Sarthak Sharma says, “I would like to make a few things clear. The Left was protesting and a woman journalist, with a YouTube channel, was… pic.twitter.com/BqmKo88sGz
— ANI (@ANI) February 14, 2026
Zubair Justifies Assault
Quoting the ANI video, alleged fact-checker and fake news spreader Mohammad Zubair wrote, “The woman ‘Ruchi Tiwari’ is not a journalist. She runs a propaganda YouTube channel. Here are a few old/new videos of her so called ‘interviews’…”
Ruchi Tiwari should be assaulted and molested because she is a YouTuber and not a Journalist?? pic.twitter.com/YvDCuXyKs8
— Darshan Pathak (@darshanpathak) February 14, 2026
Zubair seemingly suggested that Ruchi Tiwari should be assaulted and molested because she is a YouTuber and not a journalist.
Source: Economic Times
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