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Delhi Police Register 4 FIRs and Arrest 18 Following Parliament Street Protests
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News18•05-10-2026, 23:15
Delhi Police Register 4 FIRs and Arrest 18 Following Parliament Street Protests
- •Delhi Police registered four FIRs and arrested 18 individuals following violent protests at Parliament Street on Monday.
- •The charges include allegations of stabbing, rioting, defacement of public property, and obstructing public servants.
- •The protests erupted after three women journalists alleged physical mistreatment and sexual harassment by police during an October 3 demonstration at Jantar Mantar.
- •Police confirmed that complaints from the journalists have been transferred to the Crime Branch at Kamla Market for an impartial inquiry.
- •Congress leader Rahul Gandhi condemned the alleged mistreatment of women journalists and demanded the release of CCTV footage from Saket Police Station.
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Protesters gathered at Parliament Street seeking action regarding complaints filed by three women journalists who alleged physical mistreatment and sexual harassment by police personnel during an October 3 demonstration at Jantar Mantar.
Delhi Police registered four FIRs related to stabbing, rioting, defacement of public property, and obstructing a public servant, and arrested 18 individuals who were subsequently produced before a local court on Monday.
The complaints submitted by the three women journalists have been transferred to the Crime Branch at Kamla Market for a fair and impartial inquiry.
