Photographers beaten up by Cyrus Mistry's security staff outside Bombay House

New Delhi: Journalists and photographers in Mumbai were assaulted during an altercation with Tata Group’s security guards outside Bombay House on Friday afternoon. The media persons had gathered outside Bombay House to cover the scheduled board meeting of Indian Hotels, a Tata Group company. As soon as Cyrus Mistry, who is the Chairman of IHCL, arrived at the venue, unruly security guards of Tata Group started beating up photographers of Hindutan Times, Mid-Day and Times of India brutally. The photographers had gone beyond the cordoned off area to click his pictures. Later on the situation was brought under control with the intervention of police from Mata Ramabai Police station. Four security guards and three photographers have been taken for medical check up. (Pictures below) Tata Sons spokesperson later apologized for the incident and released a statement below that read: We deeply regret the incident during the entry of certain board directors today. We profusely apologize to the press corp and their families for this incident. We will ensure that such a situation does not recur. We do understand the difficult job and trying situations in which the media corp undertake their duty and have always supported their endeavour.  We wish to reiterate that we treasure our cordial relationship with the members of the media and will strive to ensure that it is maintained. Digging in his heels after being ousted as Chairman of Tata Sons, Mistry plans to continue in his current role at Tata group firms, including Tata Steel, TCS and Tata Motors, where he is Chairman. Sources close to Mistry have said he has no plans to quit as Chairman of these firms. "He will discharge his fiduciary duty as required by law in all his positions in the Tata group," a source close to Mistry had said. (With PTI inputs)