Bhawana Kishore

Some Lesser Known Facts About Bhawana Kishore

• Bhawana Kishore is an Indian journalist who is known for working as a journalist for Times Network.

• She did a 3 months internship as a Media Output at News Nation, New Delhi from June 2014 to August 2014.

• In January 2016, she started working as a Sub Editor at Directorate General Information and PRs, New Delhi and worked there till September 2016.

• She started working as an Assistant Producer/Anchor at iTV Network, New Delhi in September 2016 and worked there till December 2018.

• In January 2019, she joined Associated Broadcasting Co. Pvt Ltd (TV9), New Delhi as a News Reporter and worked there till June 2021.

  

• In July 2021, she became a News Correspondent at Zee Media Corporation Limited, New Delhi and worked there till July 2022. She used to cover Delhi Govt, AAP, social and environmental issues, and women’s rights.

  

• She became a Senior Correspondent at Network18 Media and Investments Limited, New Delhi in July 2022 and worked there till November 2022.

• In December 2022, she started working as a National Correspondent at Times Network, New Delhi.

  

• In May 2023, she was arrested by the Punjab Police for allegedly hitting a woman with her car and passing derogatory comments on her. After her arrest, many journalists came forward in support of Bhawana and condemned the police action. According to the Editors Guild, the FIR registered against her at a Ludhiana police station “appears excessive and with undue haste.”

• After the incident, AAP leader Atishi said that the matter should be left in the hands of the court because no one was above the law and Punjab Police.

• The Chandigarh Press Club also released a statement about the incident and said that she was arrested by a male police official and her family was not informed about it. In the statement, it further said,
  

  If a person is hit by a car, under which law the passengers have been booked? “How would one know the caste of the complainant to use derogatory language against their caste? Who among the three used such language to be specific?”

• When she was granted bail on 10 May 2023, she talked about her experience in jail and said that she was forced by the police to use the toilet with its door open. In an interview, she further talked about this and said,
  

  I was not feeling well, so I ate the food [they gave]. The driver and cameraperson also ate a little. I was having a lot of water as I was feeling nervous. When I went to the washroom, 2-3 female constables accompanied me. There was no electricity or water at the police station [I was kept in]. I was allowed to use the washroom at the hospital where there were blood-soaked clothes. I felt like I would vomit. I saw dead bodies in the hospital late at night. If I think about it, I again feel the same.”