Delhi Police skip name tags at Jantar Mantar to avoid social media targeting
Delhi Police personnel at Jantar Mantar have stopped wearing name tags to avoid being targeted on social media following protest-related clashes. Critics and political leaders argue this practice undermines police accountability and violates legal requirements for identification.
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NEW DELHI: Delhi Police personnel deployed for crowd-control duties at Jantar Mantar during protests against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar did not wear visible name tags, with officials saying the measure was deliberately adopted to protect personnel from being identified and targeted on social media and to prevent their families from being dragged into controversies arising from protest-related action.Officials aware of the deployment said the decision followed instances in which individual police personnel were identified and targeted on social media after clashes during an earlier protest at Jantar Mantar.“Many personnel were targeted on social media after the July 20 incident.
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