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Four Arrested After Viral Video Shows Delhi Protest Assault
Four men were arrested in Delhi after a video showed an alleged attack during a protest.
The protest took place on October 10 and was organized by the Cockroach Janta Party.
The video appears to show students and women being pushed or hit on DDU Marg.
Police said an officer was at the scene.
They said no one had filed a formal complaint about this incident.
Police began investigating after seeing the video and receiving information that the men might leave the area.
The protest was about Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and changes to the electoral roll.
Police said thousands of people were detained during demonstrations that day.
Delhi Police arrested four men who said they were members of Hindu Raksha Dal over an alleged assault during a Cockroach Janta Party protest on October 10.
A viral video appears to show the men manhandling students and pushing or hitting women on DDU Marg.
Police said a police personnel was visible at the scene in the footage.
No formal complaint had been received, but police said they acted on their own after the video circulated and confidential inputs suggested the accused might leave the Delhi-NCR region.
The protest concerned Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls; police said thousands were detained during demonstrations.
- Who
- Four men identified by police as Raman Saini, Vivekanand alias Vivek, Kapil Kumar, and Ravinder Singh alias Govind Hindu were arrested.
- What
- They were arrested over the alleged assault of students and women during a protest.
- Where
- DDU Marg, Delhi, within the jurisdiction of Kamla Market police station.
- When
- The alleged assault occurred on October 10; the arrests were announced on Sunday after the video circulated.
- Why
- Police said they acted after the video came to their attention and confidential inputs suggested the accused might leave the Delhi-NCR region.
Key facts
- Arrests
- Four men
- Protest date
- October 10
- Location
- DDU Marg, Delhi
- Police station jurisdiction
- Kamla Market police station
- Alleged targets
- Students and women
- Police action
- Suo motu; police said no formal complaint had been received
- Protest issue
- Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls
Sources
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