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Delhi Police Describe Alleged Assaults During Congress-Led SIR Protest
Delhi Police officers said they were hurt while trying to manage a protest led by Congress and the INDIA bloc.
Some officers told IANS that people kicked, punched, or pulled them down.
One officer said he had warned protesters that they could not gather there because Section 163 was in force.
Another officer alleged that people at the protest helped his attacker get away.
A woman officer said she was injured while police detained legislators at Akashvani Bhavan.
The article says Delhi Police filed several police complaints, called FIRs, about alleged attacks on officers.
These are accounts and allegations reported by the officers and the article.
It does not include a response from Congress or the protesters.
Delhi Police personnel told IANS they were kicked, punched, or pulled down during a Congress-led INDIA bloc protest.
Constable Deependra Sandhu said protesters pulled him down from behind after he warned them that Section 163 was in force.
Head Constable Bhupendra Ahlawat alleged Congress workers hid and helped the person who attacked him leave.
Woman Constable Seema said she was injured while police detained legislators at Akashvani Bhavan during a protest on Tuesday.
Reports cited by the article said Delhi Police filed multiple FIRs over alleged misbehaviour, manhandling, and assaults on officers.
- Who
- Delhi Police personnel, including Constable Deependra Sandhu, Head Constable Bhupendra Ahlawat, and Constable Seema; Congress-led INDIA bloc protesters were accused of attacking them.
- What
- Police personnel described alleged assaults during efforts to manage protests against the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision (SIR).
- Where
- New Delhi; Seema said her injury occurred at Akashvani Bhavan.
- When
- The article refers to protests on Tuesday and Wednesday but does not provide calendar dates.
- Why
- Police personnel said they were trying to control the crowd and enforce restrictions, including Section 163.
Key facts
- Protest issue
- The Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision (SIR)
- Police personnel quoted
- Deependra Sandhu, Bhupendra Ahlawat, and Seema
- Alleged acts
- Kicking, punching, pulling officers down, and other alleged manhandling
- Restriction mentioned
- Section 163 was said by Sandhu to be in force in the area
- Location cited by Seema
- Akashvani Bhavan
- Police action
- Reports cited in the article said Delhi Police lodged multiple FIRs
- Timing reported
- The article describes events on Tuesday and Wednesday, without calendar dates
Quotes
Bhupendra Ahlawat
Delhi Police head constable who said he was attacked during the protest.
“It is our duty to follow the instructions given by our officers. At that time, we do not pay attention to whether we are getting injured. I realised only later that I had been injured. This happened at Akashvani Bhavan, when we were detaining the legislators.”
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“I am the one who was kicked. They intentionally and deliberately pulled me from behind by my waist and made me fall.”
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Sources
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