New Delhi: A total of 700 people have been detained in Delhi, 109 of them in Jantar Mantar while registered with FIR under different sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) against wrestlers – Sakshi Malik, Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat – — They organized the protests in connection with Sunday’s incident, a Delhi police official said. […]
Published Date – Mon, 5/29/23 at 01:03am
New Delhi: Wrestler Sakshi Malik is detained by Delhi Police during a protest march by wrestlers. Photo: IANS
New Delhi: A total of 700 people were detained in Delhi, 109 of them in Jantar Mantar, while speaking to a Delhi police official under different sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) in connection with Sunday’s incident.
According to the police, the FIR was lodged with the Parliament Street Police Station under Sections 188 (disobeying a duly issued order by a public servant), 186 (obstructing a public servant in the performance of his public functions), and 353 (assault or use of criminal force to deter the public). Exemption of public servants from performing their duties), 332 (voluntary infliction of injury to prevent public servants from performing their duties), 352 (assault or criminal force, except serious provocation), 147 (riots) and 149 (each member of an unlawful assembly is guilty) committedAin procuse of common object) of the IPC and the Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act section 3.
All of the female protesters, including wrestlers Sakshi Malik, Vinesh Phogat and Sangeeta Phogat, were released Sunday night.
About 14 Najafgarh protesters from Janpath were released around 10pm and 16 protesters including Palam Khap President Surendra Solanki were released from Vasant Vihar police station around 10.30pm
Sarv Khap mahapanchayat and protesting wrestlers called for a women’s panchayat outside Delhi’s new parliament building on Sunday as Prime Minister Narendra Modi will unveil it.
The khap mahapanchayat in support of the protest wrestlers in the Haryana town of Meham last Sunday lasted more than five hours, claiming that women from across the country will take part outside the newly built parliament building scheduled for Sunday. The panchayat.
Tensions rose Sunday as Vinesh Phogat and her sister Sangeeta Phogat, along with other wrestlers, attempted to breach the security barricade.
This led to clashes, with both protesters and police pushing and shoving, after which all the wrestlers including Saksh Malik, Bajirang Punia and their supporters were detained and taken away from the protest site .
Swati Maliwal, chairperson of the Women’s Council of Delhi, on Sunday condemned the “rough treatment” by the city police of the protesting wrestlers and called for the immediate arrest of Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, president of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), who has been fighting in Jantar Mantar since April 23. A protest was held over allegations of sexual harassment.
Marival also called for action against the officials responsible for detaining them.
Thousands of police personnel, including paramilitary forces, have been deployed in border areas including Tikri, Ghazipur, Sinhu and Badarpur borders.
Police have lodged a formal request with the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to seek permission to set up a makeshift jail at MC Primary Girls School, Kanjhawala Chowk, Old Bawana. The request, which was made in cases where law and order needed to be maintained, was rejected by Derry Mayor Shelly Oberoi.
