Today while performing there professional duties our colleagues (video journalists as well as photo journalists) were manhandled and misbehaved with by SOG personal of jkp near IED blast site in Sopore, not only did the SOG personal of Sopore component manhandle but also let loose a volley of verbal abuse and threatened the video journalists, they snatched Euipments and tried to break, unfortunately what was more shocking was that this happened in front of senior officers of the police who stood as mute spectators and Infact one of them joined in to further humiliate the press fraternity, in spite of this grave provocation, media men didn't loose there cool and tackled the situation in the most professional manner, we the Kashmir video journalist association appeal Dr S P Vaid worthy DGP and Mr muneer ahmed khan ADGP who have always lead the way when it comes to honoring the 4th pillar of democracy to please go for fact finding and punish the goonda policemen who have brought disgrace to the uniform and to police force, there timely action would surely help in ensuring such shameful incidents don't happen again, president kvja after holding an emergency meeting with other office bearers has devided to meet the ADGP Kashmir and lodge a formal complaint.