The Supreme Court on Monday observed that mere agitation can’t be grounds for police excessed, like lathi-charge. The remarks came during a hearing of pleas alleging police brutality against students during the Jantar Mantar protest against the NEET-UG paper leak and other alleged exam irregularities.
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“Merely because there is agitation cannot justify police excess,” Chief Justice of India Surya Kant observed during the hearing, according to Bar and Bench.
