A day after groups of men linked to right-wing groups threatened and assaulted Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) protesters and journalists in Connaught Place and near the MCD Civic Centre in Delhi , the police said they had apprehended four men in connection with the incident.
“You all are showing fake news for CJP. We will protect Delhi Police since they can’t use arms against you,” one of them shouted. The group of men were seen attacking protesters in the presence of police personnel. HT reporters witnessed men beating protesters in front of the police at Connaught Place . In an incident near the MCD Civic Centre, the confrontation between men from the Hindu Raksha Dal and protesters took an ugly turn after the men began dragging, assaulting and threatening women and men on the streets. In a purported video of the assault, the men are seen dragging and thrashing a young woman. She added, “They came to me and started threatening me. They asked me why I’ve joined the protest. They were about to attack me, but people around me saved me. The police also came but did nothing. These men roam freely and target us, but we can’t do anything.
HT on Saturday also spoke to the 14-year-old girl who had staged a protest last month against right-wing content creator Swatantra Bhardwaj over the alleged assault on her father during a CJP protest in June. Because the latter had confronted them earlier, a senior police officer said the accused told the police after being detained that they had assaulted the protesters. Because they said I don’t respect the prime minister.”, they were shouting at me and hurling abuses.
However, police said they had found no evidence to support the claim that CJP protesters had accosted the men. Senior police officers said they took cognisance of the video showing the young woman and registered a case. The police said the men were identified and apprehended.
Notably, a group of men also shouted slogans and threatened journalists on Saturday. She alleged on Saturday that she had been followed by two men in Connaught Place.
