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Six Delhi Police Personnel Injured As Protesters Clash And Hurl Stones
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News18•10-10-2026, 18:30
Six Delhi Police Personnel Injured As Protesters Clash And Hurl Stones
- •Six Delhi Police personnel, including a female Pink Force member, were injured while detaining about 1,000 protesters in New Delhi.
- •Stones were hurled at security forces at at least two locations, including near Akashwani Bhawan and the Hanuman temple.
- •Pink Force member Suman suffered a fractured finger during detentions near the Hanuman temple in Connaught Place.
- •The protests erupted after the Cockroach Janta Party announced a demonstration at Jantar Mantar despite police denying permission.
- •Heavy security arrangements, including thousands of police and paramilitary personnel, were deployed across the capital to maintain law and order.
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Delhi Police denied permission for the demonstration citing the prevailing law-and-order situation, public safety, traffic management, and prohibitory orders in the New Delhi district.
Six Delhi Police personnel, including a female member of the Pink Force and Sub-Inspector Bajrang Jadhav, sustained injuries during the detention of protesters.
Heavy security was deployed across the capital, dividing the New Delhi district into 20 zones monitored by senior officers, with police and paramilitary forces stationed at key points and drones tracking crowds.
