TMC's Saket Gokhale files complaint against Delhi cop for 'assaulting' woman protester on July 20
Trinamool Congress leader Saket Gokhale has filed a police complaint against a Delhi Additional DCP for allegedly assaulting a woman protester during a demonstration near Jantar Mantar. Gokhale is seeking an FIR and has also escalated the matter to the United Nations, citing concerns over police brutality and human rights violations.
Why it matters
This highlights ongoing tensions regarding police conduct during public protests and the use of international mechanisms to seek accountability for alleged state-level human rights abuses.
Trinamool Congress former Rajya Sabha MP Saket Gokhale on Thursday (July 23, 2026) said he has filed a police complaint against Additional DCP Sandeep Lamba over the alleged assault of a woman protester during police action near Jantar Mantar on July 20.
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In a post on X, Mr. Gokhale said he has submitted the complaint to the SHO of Parliament Street police station, seeking an FIR against Mr. Lamba and alleging that the officer assaulted a woman protester during the police crackdown at the students' march towards Parliament.
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