CJP protest: Delhi Police register case over stone pelting after two ACPs injured; Dipke blames ‘outsiders’ | Today’s news
The Delhi Police has registered a case in connection with alleged violence and stone pelting in the Connaught Place area of the national capital during the ongoing protest at Jantar Mantar by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) seeking the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.
According to Delhi Police, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Punjabi Bagh) Jai Prakash and Connaught Place ACP, Vivek Bhagat was injured in stone pelting near the CJP protest site at Jantar Mantar.
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Delhi Police registered a case over alleged violence and stone pelting during the CJP’s protest at Connaught Place, which resulted in injuries to two Deputy Commissioners of Police.
The CJP has accused the BJP of sending ‘outside hoodlums’ to disrupt their protest and alleged that these individuals instigated stone-pelting incidents that did not occur during their month-long demonstration.
Delhi Police filed a total of 10 FIRs related to the protests organized by the CJP, dealing with various law and order issues during the demonstrations.
The CJP alleged that the Delhi Police brought trucks filled with stones to the protest site, which they claim were used by BJP supporters to incite violence against the protesters.
Yes, there have been calls for accountability with allegations that police personnel used excessive force and acted violently against peaceful protesters, prompting demands for justice.
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Besides, Inspector Nand Kishore and several other policemen also sustained injuries in the stone pelting.
Two ACPs injured in stone pelting
According to a statement from the RML hospital, on examination, ACP Vivek Bhagat was found to have multiple bruises on his upper and lower limbs, along with his shoulder and swelling in the parieto-occipital (back of the head) region.
Assistant Commissioner of Police (Punjabi Bagh) Jai Prakash, who injured his forehead while on duty near Jantar Mantar, said on Wednesday that “one of the stones hit him” when police tried to stop the protesters from continuing their march towards Parliament.
The Delhi Police has already registered as many as 10 FIRs in connection with the protests organized by the CJP in the national capital. According to police officials, these cases were filed in different jurisdictions in New Delhi district following various incidents and concerns of law and order violations reported during the demonstrations.
CJP accuses BJP of sending goons from outside
Meanwhile, the CJP has distanced itself from the alleged stone pelting incident and blamed it on people sent from outside to deliberately disrupt the ongoing student protest.
“People are being sent from outside to deliberately disrupt the protest. We are sitting here for a month. No such incident has happened in a month. But now as this protest has been increasing, BJP is sending fools from outside to deliberately incite people. These are BJP people who are throwing stones,” CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke said.
He also alleged that the Delhi Police was bringing trucks full of stones to the protest site.
“Police bring truckloads of stones here. BJP goons come, throw stones and then defame CJP people,” Dipke said.
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This is not the first time that the CJP has accused the Delhi Police of bringing trucks full of stones to the protest site.
Ahead of the Chalo Sansad march on Monday, CJP supporters circulated videos of a lorry loaded near Jantar Mantar, questioning how it was allowed to reach the protest site, which was under heavy police security.
Delhi Police vs CJP supporters
According to the Delhi Police, more than 100 employees were injured in the clashes with the student protesters. The CJP, on the other hand, accused the police of “brutality” against the protesters and deploying men in plainclothes and without name tags to attack the students.
The Delhi Police also came under fire after additional DCP Sandeep Lamba was caught on camera slapping a protesting woman. Lamba was reportedly removed from service at Jantar Mantar after the uproar.
