Delhi Police has rejected social media allegations that female protesters were physically assaulted during recent demonstrations in the national capital, calling the claims “baseless and misleading”. The police said women protesters were handled by female personnel and treated with dignity, while detentions were carried out according to law and prescribed procedures.
The Delhi Police on Monday rejected allegations on social media that female protesters were subjected to physical assault during the recent demonstrations in the national capital, saying they were handled by female personnel and treated with dignity in accordance with prescribed procedures.
New Delhi DCP Sachin Sharma said the allegations were “baseless and misleading” and did not reflect the actual sequence of events.
“Some social media handles are claiming that female protesters were subjected to physical assault. These allegations are baseless and misleading. Female protesters are handled by female staff and are treated with dignity and due regard,” Sharma said in a post on X.
He said detentions and releases of protesters were carried out in accordance with applicable law and prescribed procedures.
OFFICIAL CLARIFICATION
Some social media handles are claiming that female protesters were subjected to physical assault.
These allegations are baseless and misleading. Female protesters are handled by female staff and are treated with dignity and due regard.
Detentions and releases are carried out in accordance with the applicable law and prescribed procedures. Male protesters who were detained were released within the stipulated time period, following due process of law.
Any claim suggesting otherwise is factually incorrect and does not reflect the actual sequence of events.
#OfficialClarification
#DPUpdates— DCP New Delhi (@DCPNewDelhi) October 5, 2026
“Male protesters who were detained were released within the stipulated time period, following due process of law. Any claim suggesting otherwise is factually incorrect and does not reflect the actual sequence of events,” the DCP said.
The police response came amid a series of protests in and around Jantar Mantar over the past few days by student groups, political parties and activists demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged irregularities in the functioning of the Election Commission and the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise.
AISA members had earlier alleged that its national president Neha Bora was picked up during a protest march towards Jantar Mantar and taken to Narela Industrial Area police station. They had also alleged that she was taken away in a private vehicle without an official number plate and that no woman police officer was present in the vehicle.
