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Retired ACP defends July 20 protest police response
Times of India··31 Jul
Retired ACP KP Kukreti on July 31 defended police action during July 20 CJP violence, saying every member of an unlawful assembly is legally accountable once mobs turn violent. He said protesters used projectiles and broke barricades despite Section 163 warnings. Families of injured officers said 128 personnel were hurt and a sub inspector was nearly lynched on July 25.
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What It Means For You
- Students who marched on July 20 should know police argue every member of an unlawful assembly bears legal responsibility once barricades were breached.
- Families of Delhi Police personnel injured during NEET protests may follow accounts of 128 officers hurt and a sub inspector nearly lynched at Jantar Mantar on July 25.
- Anyone debating protest rights versus security can note retired ACP KP Kukreti said proportionate force is justified when officers face projectiles near Parliament.
What's Happening
- Retired ACP KP Kukreti on July 31 defended police action during July 20 CJP violence, saying members of an unlawful assembly are legally accountable for mob acts.
- He said protesters used projectiles and broke barricades despite Section 163 warnings and argued allowing entry into Parliament could have caused a major security breach.
- Families of injured officers told reporters a sub inspector who served 15 years in the Navy was pulled by a mob and left unconscious at RML Hospital on July 25.
One Twenty Eight Injured Personnel
- Kukreti said 128 police personnel were injured and asked who attacked them if officers are accused of assaulting students.
- An officer's daughter said anti social elements had infiltrated what began as a student protest before her father was nearly lynched near Jantar Mantar stage.
- The comments came as Opposition MPs demand probes into pellet injuries while police unions highlight officer casualties during the Sansad Chalo march.
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