US EditionDelhi Air Pollution Protest Turns Violent: 22 Arrested After Pepper-Spraying on-Duty Cops
The protest against Delhi's worsening air pollution led to violent clashes with police, resulting in 22 arrests and multiple injuries, officials said.
- On Monday , Delhi police arrested 22 people who took part in a Sunday demonstration at India Gate and produced them before a city court.
- Protesters demanding clean air gathered at India Gate, which is not a designated protest site, blocking the C‑Hexagon after jumping police barricades and sitting on the road for over an hour.
- A senior officer said the scuffle involved pepper spray used on on‑duty police personnel, who sustained injuries and were taken to RML Hospital for treatment.
- Judicial Magistrate Sahil Monga remanded 17 protesters, including 11 women, to three days' jail, and Judicial Magistrate Aridaman Singh Cheema sent five students to jail for two days, rejecting their plea for Tuesday exams.
- Police registered two FIRs the day after the clash listing BNS Sections 121A, 132 and 221, and said some protesters shouted slogans supporting Madvi Hidma, adding political sensitivity.
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India Gate protest: Demonstrators raising pro-Hidma slogans, Delhi Police tells court
Five protesters arrested for allegedly using pepper spray on police at India Gate were reportedly chanting slogans hailing slain Maoist leader Madvi Hidma. A court sent the five students to two-day judicial custody, with one individual sent to an observation home pending age verification. The defense counsel alleged police brutality and presented photographs of alleged injuries.
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