The Ministry of Home Affairs has decided to prepare Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for the safety of journalists in the wake of three assailants, posing as mediapersons, killing gangster Atiq Ahmad and his brother Ashraf, in the middle of a media interaction, while police personnel were escorting them to a medical college for a checkup, sources said.
The MHA, under the leadership of the Prime Minister and guidance of Union Home Minister Amit Shah, will prepare the SOPs for the safety and security of journalists, official sources said.
The step is being taken after the three attackers struck in Prayagraj on Saturday night while Ahmad and his brother were speaking to reporters.
Raising questions about the vetting procedures of the UP Police of mediapersons present there, the three assailants who posed as journalists were even carrying video cameras, mikes and media identity cards.