Family of Delhi Police officers brutally attacked by anti-nationals in CJP protest express agony, say 'it was painful and traumatic'
The protest, led by "students", had started at Jantar Mantar and advanced towards Parliament, driven by anger over the NEET paper leak controversy and demands for Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan"s resignation.
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On Friday, July 31, the wife of a Delhi Police Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), injured during the clash between police and protesters on July 20 in Delhi, shared how the incident affected her family, calling her husband's homecoming that night a "painful and traumatic" experience. The protest, led by 'students', had started at Jantar Mantar and advanced towards Parliament, driven by anger over the NEET paper leak controversy and demands for Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation.
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"Whenever my father came home at night, he used to say that the protest no longer seemed like a student protest. Many antisocial elements had become involved in it. The very next day, on the 25th, my father was pulled by a rowdy mob and was almost lynched near the stage at Jantar Mantar," she added. She said the incident took place at around 2 pm and that her father remained unconscious at Ram Manohar Lohia (RML) Hospital for nearly four hours.
"The advocate assured us that we, too, have equal rights as citizens of this country and that we would also get justice," she said. Another family member of a Delhi Police official who sustained injuries during the clash alleged that the protest was disrupted by "mischievous elements".
"This wasn't a genuine student protest; certain disruptive elements infiltrated it with the intent of sabotaging and discrediting the students' movement, while also undermining the sanctity of Parliament," the family member stated. "Those responsible for the misconduct must face consequences and should not be let off, whereas the students themselves should be allowed to go free once their records have been verified," the family member further added.
"The moment he returned home late on the night of July 20, injured as he was, was incredibly painful and traumatic for both me and my two-year-old daughter," the wife of the injured Delhi Police ACP said.
"I am accompanied here by other family members of Delhi Police personnel, and we wish to share our ordeal with you," she added. The daughter of a Delhi Police Sub-Inspector (SI), who was also injured during the clash, recalled the condition in which her father returned home after allegedly being attacked by a mob near the stage at Jantar Mantar. "Before joining the police, my father served as a Marine Commando in the Indian Navy. He dedicated 15 years of his life to the Indian Navy. My father was present at the main protest site. He was on the front line near the barricades, where there was a large crowd," she said.
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#WATCH | Delhi | Daughter of a Delhi Police SI (Sub-Inspector) who sustained injuries during the clash between Police and protesters in Delhi, says, "...Before joining the police, my father served as a Marine Commando in the Indian Navy. He dedicated 15 years of his life to the… pic.twitter.com/aevnbcdNyQ
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"Whenever my father came home at night, he used to say that the protest no longer seemed like a student protest. Many antisocial elements had become involved in it. The very next day, on the 25th, my father was pulled by a rowdy mob and was almost lynched near the stage at Jantar Mantar," she added. She said the incident took place at around 2 pm and that her father remained unconscious at Ram Manohar Lohia (RML) Hospital for nearly four hours.
"He remained unconscious at RML Hospital for about four hours. Around 10:00 PM, his colleagues brought him home, and his uniform was completely stained with blood. It was extremely painful for us to see him in that condition," she said. The SI's daughter further said she was hurt after seeing social media posts allegedly calling her father a criminal.
VIDEO | Wife of a Delhi Police ACP who sustained injuries during the clash between police and CJP protesters in Delhi on July 20, says, "When he returned home late on the night of July 20 with injuries, it was an extremely painful and traumatic moment for me and my two-year-old… pic.twitter.com/l6YllUXHS3
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"When I opened social media, I saw that my father was being called a criminal. The very next day, I came to know that the people who had attacked my father were approaching the Supreme Court to wash away their crimes and were filing complaints against him and all the police personnel. I felt very hurt and decided that I should also seek justice for my father. I received support from other police families, and we went to the Supreme Court. We requested an advocate to present our case before the Hon'ble Supreme Court," she said.
"The advocate assured us that we, too, have equal rights as citizens of this country and that we would also get justice," she said. Another family member of a Delhi Police official who sustained injuries during the clash alleged that the protest was disrupted by "mischievous elements".
"This wasn't a genuine student protest; certain disruptive elements infiltrated it with the intent of sabotaging and discrediting the students' movement, while also undermining the sanctity of Parliament," the family member stated. "Those responsible for the misconduct must face consequences and should not be let off, whereas the students themselves should be allowed to go free once their records have been verified," the family member further added.