Protests by BSCEM and Himkhand student groups turned chaotic at the India Gate as police detained multiple students, reporting the use of pepper spray and Maoist slogans during the confrontation.
The protest at the India Gate against rising pollution turned chaotic as the Delhi police took several students into custody. Students said they were picked up forcefully.
BsCEM and Himkhand reported that members from their groups- Akshay from bsCEM and Aahan and Aakash from Himkhand- were among those held. They stated that Akshay was singled out by the police and assaulted, and also mentioned the misconduct towards a female protester who stepped forward in his defence.
Student groups stated,
We are not criminals, we are students protesting for our right to breathe when the state is poisoning us. By such actions, Delhi police only exposes its criminal nature.
They called on the general public to gather outside the Parliament Street police station and demand the release of their fellow protesters.
The Delhi Police have confirmed that two separate FIRs have been registered, one at Kartavya Path police station and the other at Parliament Street police station. The arrested individuals were produced before the two magistrates at the Patiala House Court.
Furthermore, five students accused of spraying pepper spray on Delhi police personnel and shouting slogans in support of the slain Maoist fighter Madvi Hidma have been sent to a safe house on a two-day custody until their age is verified. The matter was heard by Judicial Magistrate Aridaman Singh Cheema, who reviewed the charges under BNS provisions.
In a separate case, the Delhi Police have arrested 17 additional individuals. Judicial Magistrate Sahil Monga heard the case and has placed these individuals in three days’ judicial custody- PTI reported.
The Kartavya Path FIR now includes sections 74, 79, 115(2), 132, 197, 221 and 223 of the BSS, while the FIR lodged at the Parliament Street Police Station includes charges under BNS sections 223A, 132, 221, 121A and 126(2).
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