Delhi Student Protests: Detentions, Alleged Police Excesses And Legal Notice

Student protesters have alleged high-handedness and brute force by security personnel during a demonstration in Delhi. Sharing their accounts, students Sneha, Manish, and Lucy detailed how they were detained near Connaught Place and RK Ashram. Sneha stated that protesters were dragged along roads, placed behind barricades, and had mobile phones confiscated to stop recording, adding that female detainees were put into buses lacking female personnel before being held until nighttime. Manish claimed personnel pulled his hair, pushed him, and forced him to sit on the road without identifying nameplates before being freed around 9:15 PM. Lucy recounted being detained before raising slogans and warned against recording, witnessing male demonstrators being beaten. The bulletin highlighted that following the incidents, the top court issued a contempt notice to the Home Secretary and Delhi Police Commissioner.