The Delhi Police on Monday rejected allegations on social media that female protesters were subjected to physical assault during the recent demonstrations in the national capital, saying they were handled by female personnel and treated with dignity in accordance with prescribed procedures.
The police response came amid a series of protests in and around Jantar Mantar over the past few days by student groups, political parties and activists demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged irregularities in the functioning of the Election Commission and the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise. They had also alleged that she was taken away in a private vehicle without an official number plate and that no woman police officer was present in the vehicle. Police have rejected these allegations. A senior officer also alleged that some protesters attacked police personnel on duty and bit them during the protests. Police have maintained that the detentions were carried out as per law and that security personnel deployed at the protest sites followed prescribed.
AISA members had earlier alleged that its national president Neha Bora was picked up during a protest march towards Jantar Mantar and taken to Narela Industrial Area police station.
