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Delhi Parliament protest crackdown and legal proceedings

Overview

On July 20, a large demonstration organized by the Cockroach Janata Party gathered near the Parliament precinct in Delhi, breaching security barriers and confronting police. The police responded with lathi-charges and tear-gas, reporting significant injuries among both officers and protesters.

On July 25, Delhi police filed an FIR at the Kartavya Path Police Station including an attempted-murder charge under Section 109 (1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, alongside twelve other offences such as rioting and assault on public servants. Subsequent investigations released on July 29 used facial-recognition, drones, and CCTV footage to identify 2,873 participants, finding that 989 had prior criminal records.

In August, the Delhi Police filed a counter-affidavit with the Supreme Court denying allegations of excessive force. Deputy Commissioner of Police Sachin Sharma stated that police used “graded” and lawful force to manage a crowd of over 30,000 people, arguing that claims of brutality rely on “selective video clips and unverified social media reports.”

On August 18, the Supreme Court of India announced the establishment of a high-powered committee, comprising retired judges and former law enforcement directors, to investigate allegations of police brutality. The committee will examine the use of force, as well as allegations of sexual harassment and online victimization of female protesters. The court also indicated it may exercise extraordinary powers to consider quashing FIRs against student protesters. The clashes reportedly resulted in injuries to over 240 police officers and approximately 200 protesters.

Entities

Supreme Court of India · Delhi Police · Surya Kant · Parliament of India · Jantar Mantar

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Timeline

  1. about 22 hours ago

    [INTERNATIONAL] 13 sources
    Supreme Court to probe Delhi police force during CJP protests

    The Supreme Court of India will form a high-powered committee to probe alleged police brutality during a July 20 CJP-led protest in Delhi, while Delhi Police deny using excessive force.

  2. 21 days ago

    [POLITICS] 2 sources
    Delhi Parliament protest breaches security; police identify criminal links in nearly 1,000 participants

    A July 20 protest near India's Parliament breached security, reaching within 100 m of the building. Police later identified nearly 1,000 of the 2,873 participants as having criminal records, including serious ‑

  3. 25 days ago

    [POLITICS] 7 sources
    Delhi Police registers attempted‑murder FIR over July 20 Parliament protest

    Delhi police filed a July‑25 FIR charging protesters with attempted murder and 12 other offences after July 20 clashes near Parliament injured 129 officers and over 60 demonstrators.

Sources

bardzofajnie.pl · bhaskarlive.in · dnaindia.com · english.publictv.in · lawchakra.in · madhyamamonline.com · news.abplive.com · newsable.asianetnews.com · newsbytesapp.com · orissapost.com · oschina.net · prajavani.net · punjabkesari.com · siasat.com · socialnews.xyz · southasiandaily.com · thecsrjournal.in · theindianawaaz.com · theshillongtimes.com · timesnownews.com · vishwavani.news

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