Archive · 11 Oct 2026
John Brittas Says Delhi Police Manhandled Him During Protest
John Brittas is a lawmaker who went to a protest in Delhi.
He said police and paramilitary officers carried him onto a bus and pushed him into a seat.
He said a senior police official later told the officers to let him go.
His party shared a video that appears to show him injured, but the video does not explain when or how he was hurt.
He was taken to a hospital for an X-ray and a medical check.
The protesters wanted the chief election official to resign over alleged problems with changes to voter lists.
Student groups and other leaders also said protesters were attacked and detained.
The reports do not include a police response to those allegations.
CPI(M) Rajya Sabha MP John Brittas alleged Delhi Police and CRPF personnel manhandled him while he was heading to a protest in central Delhi on Sunday.
Brittas said he was carried onto a police bus, pushed into a seat and later released after a senior police official intervened.
CPI(M) shared video that appeared to show Brittas injured; reports said he was taken to RML Hospital for an X-ray and medical examination.
Protesters demanded Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation over alleged irregularities in the revision of electoral rolls.
Student groups and CPI(M) leaders also alleged that demonstrators, including student and youth activists, were assaulted and detained; the articles provide no police response to these allegations.
- Who
- CPI(M) Rajya Sabha MP John Brittas, Delhi Police and CRPF personnel, and protesters including student activists.
- What
- Brittas alleged he was manhandled and injured during detention; CPI(M) shared video appearing to show him injured, and he was taken for medical examination.
- When
- Sunday, October 11; Brittas had also been detained during Saturday’s demonstrations.
- Where
- Central Delhi, while protesters were heading toward Jantar Mantar.
- Why
- Protesters were demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation over alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
Brittas and protest groups
Police account and unresolved details
Brittas’s treatment
Brittas and protest groups
Brittas and CPI(M) alleged that police manhandled and injured him during detention; party footage appeared to show him injured.
Police account and unresolved details
The reports confirm his detention but provide no police response to the assault allegations. The footage does not establish when or how he was injured.
Treatment of demonstrators
Brittas and protest groups
SFI, CPI(M) leaders and other protest representatives alleged that student, youth and women activists were attacked or detained in police vehicles.
Police account and unresolved details
Police had denied permission for the planned gathering and detained demonstrators attempting to reach Jantar Mantar; the articles provide no police response to the allegations of assaults.
Reason for protest
Brittas and protest groups
The CJP and opposition parties alleged irregularities in the revision of electoral rolls and demanded Kumar’s resignation.
Police account and unresolved details
The articles report the allegations and the protest demand but do not provide a response from Kumar or the Election Commission.
- MP
- John Brittas, a CPI(M) Rajya Sabha MP
- Brittas’s account
- He said officers carried him to a police bus, pushed him into a seat and released him after a senior police official intervened.
- Video
- CPI(M) shared footage appearing to show Brittas injured; reports said its recording date and the circumstances of his injury were unclear.
- Medical examination
- Brittas was taken to RML Hospital for an X-ray and a medical examination for possible chest injuries.
- Protest demand
- Protesters called for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to resign over alleged irregularities in the electoral-roll revision.
- Saturday detentions
- One report said police detained more than 7,000 protesters at multiple locations on Saturday.
- Security deployment
- More than 30,000 police and paramilitary personnel were reportedly deployed across Delhi.
