The Congress leader convened a press conference alongside NSUI activists who displayed physical injuries, claiming they were subjected to custodial violence while protesting the tenure of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. Gandhi urged students to document all interactions with law enforcement, promising that when the political landscape shifts, every official involved—from the Prime Minister and Home Minister to individual constables—would face formal accountability for their actions.
Specific allegations detailed during the briefing included physical assault by Constable Chanchal Yadav, who was accused of grabbing a female protester by the neck and scratching her face. Other activists described being detained at the Parliament Street police station, where they alleged that officers, including one identified as Bahab Singh Tomar, beat them repeatedly. The accusations extend to transit, where a student claimed Constable Ankit Kasana continued the assault while mocking protesters for disrupting the sleep of police personnel.
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge framed the crackdown as a broader pattern of authoritarianism, citing the restriction of protests at Jantar Mantar and the detention of activists. While the Delhi High Court currently reviews a petition for an independent probe into these events, the Delhi Police have contested the filing on procedural grounds. The court has granted authorities three weeks to submit an affidavit regarding the petition's maintainability, with proceedings set to resume on October 16.
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