Bhawana Kishore Age, Boyfriend, Family, Biography & More

Bio/Wiki
Profession	Journalist
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 165 cm in meters- 1.65 m in feet & inches- 5’ 5”
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Personal Life
Date of Birth	28 April 1993 (Wednesday)
Age (as of 2022)	30 Years
Birthplace	Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh
Zodiac sign	Taurus
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh
School	Carmel Girls' Inter College, Gorakhpur
College/University	• Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gorakhpur University • Indian Institute of Mass Communication, New Delhi
Educational Qualification(s) [1]Bhawana Kishore - Linkedin	• Graduation in International Business/Trade/Commerce (2010-2013) • Master of Journalism and Mass Communication (2013-2014)
Controversy	On 5 May 2023, she was arrested by the Punjab Police after her car hit a woman named Gagan and injured her hand. She was booked under the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, and Sections 279 (rash driving), 337 (hurting any person by acting rashly or negligently as to endanger human life) and 427 (commits mischief and thereby causes loss or damage) of the Indian Penal Code. On 6 May 2023, the Punjab and Haryana High Court granted interim bail to her. On 7 May 2023, a duty magistrate ordered the superintendent of the Central Jail Ludhiana to release her after signing the bail bonds. According to the Assistant Commissioner of Police of Ludhiana, Rajesh Sharma she was released from jail on 7 May. Her organization, Times Now Navbharat in a statement claimed that Kishore, cameraman Mrityunjay and a driver were arrested by the Ludhiana Police on charges of rash driving and insulting Dalits. They also claimed that she was held without the presence of any woman police personnel in the car and was denied legal and telephone access and was arrested post-sunset. The channel said that they were invited to cover an AAP political programme hosted by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Punjab CM Bhagwat Mann in Ludhiana. They also said that the group of women who were in an e-rickshaw hit Kishore's car believing that they were "motivated AAP workers". On 10 May 2023, she was granted bail by the High Court bench of Justice A G Masih. AAP government denied the allegations against them of having a political motive behind the registration of the police case against her. [2]The Indian Express
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Unmarried
Family
Husband/Spouse	N/A
Parents	Father- Rajkishore Gupta Mother- Name Not Known
Siblings	Brother- Rajat Gupta

Some Lesser Known Facts About Bhawana Kishore

• Bhawana Kishore is an Indian journalist who is known for working as a journalist for Times Network.

• She did a 3 months internship as a Media Output at News Nation, New Delhi from June 2014 to August 2014.

• In January 2016, she started working as a Sub Editor at Directorate General Information and PRs, New Delhi and worked there till September 2016.

• She started working as an Assistant Producer/Anchor at iTV Network, New Delhi in September 2016 and worked there till December 2018.

• In January 2019, she joined Associated Broadcasting Co. Pvt Ltd (TV9), New Delhi as a News Reporter and worked there till June 2021.
  

  Bhawana Kishore as a journalist on Associated Broadcasting Co. Pvt Ltd (TV9)

• In July 2021, she became a News Correspondent at Zee Media Corporation Limited, New Delhi and worked there till July 2022. She used to cover Delhi Govt, AAP, social and environmental issues, and women’s rights.
  

  Bhawana Kishore as a reporter on Zee Media Corporation Limited

• She became a Senior Correspondent at Network18 Media and Investments Limited, New Delhi in July 2022 and worked there till November 2022.

• In December 2022, she started working as a National Correspondent at Times Network, New Delhi.
  

  Bhawana Kishore as a journalist on Times Network

• In May 2023, she was arrested by the Punjab Police for allegedly hitting a woman with her car and passing derogatory comments on her. After her arrest, many journalists came forward in support of Bhawana and condemned the police action. According to the Editors Guild, the FIR registered against her at a Ludhiana police station “appears excessive and with undue haste.”

• After the incident, AAP leader Atishi said that the matter should be left in the hands of the court because no one was above the law and Punjab Police.

• The Chandigarh Press Club also released a statement about the incident and said that she was arrested by a male police official and her family was not informed about it. In the statement, it further said,
  

  If a person is hit by a car, under which law the passengers have been booked? “How would one know the caste of the complainant to use derogatory language against their caste? Who among the three used such language to be specific?”

• When she was granted bail on 10 May 2023, she talked about her experience in jail and said that she was forced by the police to use the toilet with its door open. In an interview, she further talked about this and said,
  

  I was not feeling well, so I ate the food [they gave]. The driver and cameraperson also ate a little. I was having a lot of water as I was feeling nervous. When I went to the washroom, 2-3 female constables accompanied me. There was no electricity or water at the police station [I was kept in]. I was allowed to use the washroom at the hospital where there were blood-soaked clothes. I felt like I would vomit. I saw dead bodies in the hospital late at night. If I think about it, I again feel the same.”