Archive · 23 Jul 2026
Delhi ACP Injured in Jantar Mantar Stone-Pelting Incident
A senior police officer in Delhi, ACP Vivek Bhagat, was hurt in a stone-throwing incident near Jantar Mantar.
He was taken to a hospital with many bruises and a head injury.
Other police officers were also hurt.
The police say that some troublemakers joined the protest and started throwing stones.
The injured ACP was later moved to another hospital for more treatment.
Delhi Police ACP Vivek Bhagat was injured in a stone-pelting incident near Jantar Mantar.
He was admitted to RML Hospital with multiple bruises and a head injury.
The incident occurred during a protest where anti-social elements allegedly joined and resorted to violence.
Two ACPs and four police personnel were injured in total.
Bhagat was later discharged and moved to AIIMS, New Delhi, for further treatment.
- Who
- Delhi Police ACP Vivek Bhagat and other police personnel
- What
- Stone-pelting incident during a protest
- When
- Wednesday evening
- Where
- Jantar Mantar, Delhi
- Why
- Allegedly by protesters, with anti-social elements involved according to police sources
Protesters' Perspective
Police Perspective
Nature of the Incident
Protesters' Perspective
Protesters claim they were exercising their right to peaceful protest and were met with excessive police force.
Police Perspective
Police allege that anti-social elements infiltrated the protest and resorted to violence, including stone-pelting.
- Injured ACP
- Vivek Bhagat
- Location of Incident
- Jantar Mantar, Delhi
- Date of Incident
- Wednesday evening
- Hospital Admitted
- Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia (RML) Hospital
- Injuries Sustained
- Multiple bruises, swelling on the back of the head, ear bleeding, and vomiting
- Further Treatment
- AIIMS, New Delhi
- Number of Injured Police Personnel
- Two ACPs and four police personnel