"Was Kicked, Punched, Hit With Stones": Delhi Cop Injured In CJP Student Protest
A police inspector reported being attacked by a large group of protesters while en route to a student demonstration at Jantar Mantar in Delhi. The incident involved physical assault with sticks, stones, and other weapons, resulting in injuries to multiple police officers.
Why it matters
The escalation of violence during student protests highlights growing civil unrest and the challenges of maintaining law and order during large-scale political demonstrations.
Around 150-200 students gheraoed him, pushed him to the ground and began kicking and hitting him with lathis as he was headed to Jantar Mantar, the student protest site, an injured Police Inspector told NDTV.Inspector Nand Kishore claims that the protesting students were raising anti-government and anti-police slogans. "I was on my way to Jantar Mantar. When I reached Sansad Marg, there was a crowd of about 2,000 to 2,500 people; I didn't think they were students. I was in uniform. They were shouting anti-police and anti-government slogans. I did not react," he told NDTV's Mukesh Sengar."Someone attacked from behind.
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