Two students returning from an anti-NEET protest were reportedly assaulted in Delhi after being questioned about their identities.
Two students returning home after the anti-NEET paper leak protest at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar allegedly faced assault after being stopped and questioned about their names, religion and address.
A video circulating on social media purportedly shows Hindu nationalist leader Satyam Pandit confronting the two students. According to claims shared online, the students were verbally abused and slapped before the incident was recorded and posted on social media. The allegations have not been independently verified.
In an interview with Times Now, Satyam Pandit was questioned about the alleged assault on the students.
When asked why he had beaten students heading to Jantar Mantar, Pandit replied, “Inki pitai pehle din hi honi chahiye thi, hum late ho gaye.”
Times Now editor Priyank Tripathi then pointed out that the students had been protesting peacefully for nearly a month and that the government had accepted the key demand of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), which led the anti-NEET paper leak movement, resulting in Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation.
TIMES NOW Confronts Satyam Pandit
Who gave the protesters the right to attack police, media personnel, and RAF?… I have no regret about what I have done; I am proud of my actions: Satyam Pandit, who assaulted protesters tells @priyanktripathi pic.twitter.com/h6taJ5CZyO
— TIMES NOW (@TimesNow) July 26, 2026
When asked who gave him the right to assault the students, Pandit responded, “Who gave the protesters the right to attack police, media personnel, and RAF?… I have no regret about what I have done; I am proud of my actions.”
He reiterated that he was proud of his actions and did not regret the alleged assault. The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) condemned the incident and demanded strict action against Pandit.