A youth was caught on camera while assaulting the senior journalist. He was accompanied by a couple of friends though it was not clear what provoked the attack. A video of the incident has been going viral on social media as the youth have not yet been identified and their motive.
Rajdeep tweeted later: “Glad we caught the idiots on cam. Only way to shame the mob is to show them” following another tweet “Great crowd at Madison square garden! except a few idiots who still believe abuse is a way of proving their machismo!”