TV journalists in Mumbai will no more be able to enjoy the thrill of chasing celebrities on the streets and shriek at them question from speeding vehicles.
After Bombay HC granted bail to Rhea Chakraborty, the police warned journalists of strict action if they chased the vehicle of any celebrity, advocate or a person they wanted to interview.
“You cannot chase the vehicle of any celebrity, advocate or any person you wish to interview. You cannot endanger your life, the life of that person or normal people walking on the roads. It’s an offence. We will take stern action, not only against the driver but against the person instigating, instructing the person to do such a chase,” Sangram Singh Nishandar, Mumbai Police Deputy Commissioner, told reporters.
The police decided to issue the warning apprehending that the TV journos will go after Rhea once she came out of the Byculla Jail and headed home.
The Mumbai Police issued similar warning on September 27, but the media flouted it with impunity.
“Today we have observed a lot of media vehicles chasing people who were called for the inquiry. The vehicles will be seized because they are endangering their lives as well as lives of whoever was called and common people,” Sangram Singh Nishandar, DCP Zone 1, Mumbai Police had tweeted on September 26.
It has to been seen how successful the Mumbai police are in enforcing its diktat against paparazzi this time.