Archive · 23 Jul 2026
Delhi Cop Injured in CJP Protest
A senior police officer named ACP Jai Prakash got hurt during a protest in Delhi.
He was hit by a stone on his forehead and had a small fracture.
The protest was near Jantar Mantar, and some people were trying to go towards Parliament Street.
The police tried to stop them, but some protesters threw stones and plastic bottles.
ACP Jai Prakash and other police officers were taken to the hospital, but they are okay now.
The protesters and the police have different views on what happened.
ACP Jai Prakash sustained a minor fracture after being hit by a stone during a protest near Jantar Mantar.
The protest was led by the Cockroach Janata Party and involved attempts to breach barricades towards Parliament Street.
At least two Assistant Commissioners of Police and four other personnel were injured in the incident.
The injured officers are undergoing treatment at Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital and are reported to be stable.
Protesters and police have differing accounts of the use of force during the protest.
- Who
- ACP Jai Prakash and other Delhi Police personnel
- What
- Injuries sustained during a protest by the Cockroach Janata Party
- When
- July 22, 2026
- Where
- Jantar Mantar, New Delhi
- Why
- Protesters attempted to breach barricades and threw stones at the police
Protesters
Police
Use of Force
Protesters
Protesters claim they were peacefully demonstrating and were met with excessive force by the police.
Police
Police state they were maintaining law and order and were forced to respond to stone-pelting and attempts to breach barricades.
- Date
- July 22, 2026
- Location
- Jantar Mantar, New Delhi
- Injured Officers
- 2 Assistant Commissioners of Police and 4 other personnel
- Hospital
- Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital
- Injury
- Minor fracture to the forehead
