Unnao CDO apologises to video journalist

LUCKNOW: A day after a video journalist was allegedly thrashed by an administrative officer in Unnao, the latter apologised and both struck a truce.
On Sunday, journalist KK Tiwari told newsmen that chief development officer (CDO) Divyanshu Patel had unknowingly hit him due to some confusion and had apologised for his deed.
“The officer also spoke to my family members and regretted the act,” said the journalist.
The journalist and the officer, a 2017 batch IAS officer, were also seen offering sweets to one another. A photo of this also went viral on social media.
On Saturday, during polling for block pramukh in Unnao’s Miyaganj block, the CDO was caught on camera assaulting the video journalist. Later, journalists had staged a protest.