October 10 detainees provided ‘hot, fresh, good meals’, only cellular internet was suspended: Delhi Police to SC
Delhi Police Commissioner Anurag Kumar informed the Supreme Court that preventive measures taken during October 10 protests were necessary to maintain public order. The police defended their actions, stating that detainees were treated well and that only cellular internet was restricted to prevent mob violence.
Why it matters
The case touches on the balance between state security measures and the right to protest in the Indian capital.
Delhi Police Commissioner Anurag Kumar has told the Supreme Court that “preventive measures” taken on October 10 were based on intelligence inputs, ever-changing ground situation, and with an objective of preventing any disturbance of public order.
The police chief said detainees of the October 10 protests were provided “hot, fresh and good meals”. They were not locked up in jails, but kept in makeshift centres. They were allowed to leave “after the occasion which necessitated their removal ceased to exist”. The police said the detainees were confined only for two to six hours.
Mr. Kumar said political leaders, “similarly removed”, were “requested to sit in the chambers of the Station House Officers and were provided tea, coffee, meals and other refreshments while fully maintaining the dignity of the office they held or were holding”.
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