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SangatTVs-UpinderRandha (26K)

Sangat TV's Upinder Randhawa covers the Birmingham riots. Photograph: Sangat TV

It has hunted down rioters in Birmingham, confronted police during running battles, and broadcast live footage of arrests on Sky TV. But it is this bizarre form of guerilla journalism that has proved the most captivating coverage of the riots that have swept England.

Sangat TV, channel number 847 on Sky, has prised viewers away from broadcasting goliaths such as the BBC and CNN – and Twitter is abuzz about it.

See the moment its driver-cum-presenter, "Mr Singh", berates police in Birmingham during a tense stand off with rioters:


Footage uploaded on Tuesday night – but broadcast live on Sky – of a protester being arrested:


The roving Sangat TV car follows looters as police form a barricade across the road:


"Another Sangat TV exclusive" as the presenters give police officers a lift as they chase rioters:


Broadcasting yards from a smouldering car:

 

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