Inquiry Ordered After Farmer Leaders Allege Assault by Meerut Police Officers
Two Samajwadi Party farmer leaders in Meerut, Digvijay Bhati and Mohit Jatav, have alleged assault and abuse by Senior Superintendent of Police Avinash Pandey and other officers at the SSP and Special Operations Group offices. Bhati sustained a swollen eye and claimed repeated beatings. The Meerut police have initiated an inquiry led by DIG Abhishek Singh, while denying custodial torture and attributing injuries to an accident. Political leaders including Akhilesh Yadav and Chandrashekhar Azad have demanded thorough investigations and action against those responsible.
First-hand measurement across 6 sources
We measured how 6 outlets covered this story. Coverage leans balanced overall (Left 23%, Centre 77%, Right 0%). Overall sentiment is negative (28/100). Lens Score 67/100.
Outlets measured: indiatoday, news18, hindustantimes, indianexpress, scrollin, httpswwwoutlookindiacom. See how each one headlined and framed the same story in the source comparison below.
AI Analysis
All 6 outlets scored close to centre on political lean. The real divergence here is in emphasis, not lean — compare the headlines below to see how each outlet chose to frame the same facts.
Sentiment was consistent across outlets (28–28/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
Coverage timeline
httpswwwoutlookindiacom broke this story on 21 Aug, 11:32 am. Other outlets followed.