Police Must Meet Student Protests with ‘Non-Violence’, but Must Be Armed with Protective Gear, for They Too Are Human: SC Tells Govt
The bench also asked the Delhi government to provide the best treatment to injured protesters as it reviews a petition for a nationwide pellet-gun ban.
- On Thursday, the Supreme Court ordered the Centre to preserve the ammunition log of the Rapid Action Force deployed at New Delhi's Jantar Mantar during the July 20 NEET protest.
- The July 20 march to Parliament against NEET paper leaks turned confrontational, with petitioners alleging the RAF used pellet guns against student demonstrators, causing injuries.
- Sheikh Irshad Mansoori, one of five petitioners, underwent surgery to remove multiple "metallic foreign" bodies from his head and neck, according to his medico-legal case report dated July 24.
- RAF Inspector General Seema Dhundhia noted "serious shortcomings" in crowd-control deployment, while CRPF Director-General Gyanendra Pratap Singh vowed to take responsibility for his troops' operational decisions.
- Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke warned the youth will "change the government" if police harassment continues, as the Supreme Court considers a petition seeking a nationwide ban on pellet guns.
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SC Directs Delhi Govt to Provide Medical Treatment to Persons Injured by Pellet Guns During Students' Protest
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohan ordered, "Government of Delhi shall provide medical treatment to the injured petitioner or other similarly placed individuals." India News | SC Directs Delhi Govt to Provide Medical Treatment to Persons Injured by Pellet Guns During Students' Protest.
SC asks Centre to preserve ammunition logs from Jantar Mantar protest
The Supreme Court has directed the Centre to preserve the ammunition log of the Rapid Action Force (RAF) deployed during student protests against the NEET paper leak at Jantar Mantar. This directive comes amidst a plea seeking a nationwide ban on metallic pellet guns, filed by former CIC Yashovardhan Azad and two victims who sustained injuries. The court acknowledged police empowerment to use pellet guns in exceptional situations but agreed to e…
Plea on use of pellet gun: SC asks Centre to preserve ammunition log of RAF used in NEET protests
The PIL, filed under Article 32 of the Constitution, has been jointly instituted by Azad along with two individuals who claim they sustained pellet injuries during the "Sansad Chalo" protest in central Delhi on July 20
SC seeks RAF pellet gun ammunition log in NEET protest plea
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday, July 30, asked the Centre to preserve the ammunition log of RAF deployed at Jantar Mantar during students’ protest against NEET paper leak. The top court questioned one of the prayers sought in a plea filed by former Central Information Commissioner and retired IPS officer Yashovardhan Azad and two victims seeking a complete ban on use of metallic pellet guns to deal with law and order situations. It ref…
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