Delhi: Students Heading Towards Jantar Mantar Detained After Clash With Police

The students, who were detained, were heading towards the Jantar Mantar protest site to commemorate Human Rights Day.

Students from various institutions were detained after they clashed with the police in the national capital.

Source : PTI

Several students from various institutions were detained after they clashed with the police in the national capital, news agency IANS reported on Sunday, citing an official. The students were heading towards the Jantar Mantar protest site to commemorate Human Rights Day. According to the official, two police personnel sustained head injuries during the clash.

Following the detention, some student organisations accused the police of mistreatment and claimed that the detained students were taken to an undisclosed location and subjected to physical abuse, as reported by IANS. The claim was refuted by the Delhi Police. It was also claimed that one of the students, heading towards the Jantar Mantar, was missing.

The official stated that a group of protestors came to Vijay Chowk and were violating Section 144 of the CrPC. On being asked to disperse, they became aggressive, which led to their detention.

"In the process, two police personnel sustained head injuries, and action as per law is being taken," he added, as quoted by IANS. "The allegations regarding a missing person are wrong, as the concerned individual has also been detained," said the official.