Pleas Against Police Action During CJP Student Protests : Live Updates From Supreme Court
The Supreme Court will hear today petitions seeking FIRs against police personnel and CAPF officials over alleged use of excessive force against students during the protests over exam paper leaks (such as #NEET) and other irregularities
Bench: CJI Surya Kant, J Joymalya Bagchi and J V Mohana
One of the petitions - filed by Rajya Sabha MP Manoj Jha - highlights the incident at Siwan, Bihar, and alleges use of AK47 by an officer against a protestor.
Another petition has been filed by the family members of police officials who were allegedly injured during the protests.
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Hearing in #StudentProtests matter begins
Sr Adv Gopal Sankaranarayanan: This deals with the protests that have been taking place across country. Incidents in MP, Nagpur, Bihar, etc...not just Delhi. Multiple incidents...
CJI: There are some allegations in all petitions...but if you broadly see...one is use of pellet guns on account of which 19 yr old boy has suffered loss of eyesight...there are instances of use of electric batons...young woman admitted to ICU...use of lathis with nails resulting in life threatening...another instance of assaulting of a media person also. yesterday it was mentioned also. He has been mercilessly assaulted...then violence perpetrated by police in civil dress. Another case of young woman being slapped by policeman without provocation...today separate petition filed regarding excessive.
An advocate has approached the Supreme Court alleging that he was assaulted and abused by the Delhi police when he visited the Nizamuddin Police Station on July 23 for the release of students detained over their participation in the protests at Jantar Mantar over the exam paper leak issue.
The applicant is Advocate Manik Gupta, who has been practising in various Courts in Delhi, including the Supreme Court. Gupta sought intervention in the writ petition pending in the Supreme Court raising the issue of police force on protesters.
In the application, Gupta said that on the night of July 23, he visited the Nizamuddin station pursuant to the distress calls received from detained students. He alleged that the Station House Officer intimidated him and instructed the other officers to detain him as well. He was then allegedly taken to a room where a police officer pulled his neck, slapped and punched him. When he said that he was a lawyer, he was abused, and the police officer allegedly told him that he would be taught a lesson. As per the complaint, the SHO later called him and threatened to register an FIR against him. The SHO then called the lawyer's father and told him that he was roaming on the streets at night. He was released after his lawyer friends reached the station.
He has urged the Supreme Court to direct investigation into the matter, under the supervision of an independent authority or a retired judge, and also initiation of departmental action against the officers. He has also sought the preservation of the CCTV footage of the Station pertaining to the relevant time.
Junaid Malik, the food volunteer at the CJP student protests in Delhi, moves the #SupremeCourt alleging harassment and detention by police.
Junaid says that he was picked up from Delhi by police officials, and was kept in a vehicle for 5-6 hours, during which he was threatened and intimidated, and was ultimately dropped off at a far off location in Dehradun road.
Junaid also says that Ghaziabad police detained his father, and raided his home. The police also allegedly visited his married sister's home at Meerut and picked up her father-in-law and brother-in-law. He alleges that the coercive steps were not taken with any paper-work and following legal procedure.
Junaid urges Supreme Court to stop coercive steps by police against his family members.