Archive · 11 Oct 2026
Hindu Raksha Dal Claims Attacks as Delhi Police Detain Protesters
People were protesting in Delhi on Saturday and Sunday.
Videos showed groups of men in saffron clothing confronting and, in some cases, hurting protesters.
Hindu Raksha Dal leader Pinki Chaudhary said some of the men belonged to his group.
Police arrested four men over one attack caught on video.
Police also detained many protesters and some journalists, lawyers and lawmakers.
On Sunday, the Supreme Court said protesters could not be illegally detained.
Some protesters alleged that police detained them but did not stop men who threatened them.
The reports describe several incidents, and the four arrests concern only one of them.
Hindu Raksha Dal chief Pinki Chaudhary claimed that men who attacked protesters on Saturday were members of his group.
Videos showed saffron-clad men threatening and assaulting demonstrators at several locations in Delhi, sometimes in view of police.
Police arrested four men over an assault on students and women on DDU Marg; the arrests relate to one incident captured on video.
Delhi Police detained protesters, journalists, lawyers and lawmakers during demonstrations; hundreds more were detained on Sunday, including MP John Brittas.
The Supreme Court barred illegal detention of protesters on Sunday, while allegations persisted that police treated protesters and the confronting groups differently.
- Who
- Delhi protesters, police, and men identified by Hindu Raksha Dal chief Pinki Chaudhary as members of his organisation; four men were arrested.
- What
- Videos showed men confronting and allegedly assaulting protesters as police detained demonstrators and others; Chaudhary claimed responsibility for attacks.
- When
- Saturday and Sunday; the article does not give calendar dates.
- Where
- Several protest locations in Delhi, including DDU Marg, Indira Chowk and Jantar Mantar.
- Why
- Chaudhary said his group acted against people it considered to be targeting Sanatan Dharma; protesters were demonstrating, but the article does not specify their cause.
Protesters and critics
Hindu Raksha Dal chief
Conduct toward protesters
Protesters and critics
Videos and accounts from demonstrators described threats and assaults, and alleged that police failed to intervene against the groups.
Hindu Raksha Dal chief
Pinki Chaudhary claimed the attackers were Hindu Raksha Dal workers and described them as acting against people targeting Sanatan Dharma.
Police response
Protesters and critics
Detained demonstrators and social media accounts alleged that police detained protesters while groups of men were allowed to confront them.
Hindu Raksha Dal chief
The article reports that police arrested four men over the DDU Marg assault, but provides no police response to the broader allegations.
- Arrests
- Police said four men were arrested in connection with the DDU Marg assault.
- Arrest jurisdiction
- The DDU Marg incident fell under Kamla Market police station.
- Other detentions
- Police detained protesters, journalists, lawyers and MPs; hundreds more demonstrators were detained on Sunday.
- Named lawmaker
- Rajya Sabha MP John Brittas was among those detained on Sunday and was reported to have been manhandled.
- Court action
- The Supreme Court barred the illegal detention of protesters on Sunday.
- Organisation
- Hindu Raksha Dal was founded by Pinki Chaudhary in 2013, according to the article.
- Restrictions
- Prohibitory orders under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita were in force.