NEET protest: Delhi Police invoke attempted murder charge in FIR
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New Delhi: Delhi Police has invoked the charge of attempted murder in an FIR registered at Kartavya Path Police Station in connection with the clashes that broke out near Rail Bhawan and Parliament during a protest march on July 20.
The case invokes 13 provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), including Section 109(1), which relates to attempted murder, along with charges concerning assault on a public servant, obstruction of official duty, unlawful assembly, rioting, damage to public property and acts endangering human life.
According to police, the FIR was registered on the complaint of an Inspector posted at Kartavya Path Police Station and details the sequence of events that unfolded on Rafi Marg during the protest.
The FIR states that the complainant had been deployed on duty at C-Hexagon, Zone-11 (Pink Booth), from 5 a.m. onwards as part of security arrangements in the high-security area.
According to the complaint, after receiving information over the wireless network, the police team rushed to the barricades near the Rail Bhawan roundabout, where thousands of protesters had gathered.
The FIR states that repeated announcements were made through loudspeakers informing the protesters that prohibitory orders under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) were in force and that permission had not been granted for the protest.
Despite repeated warnings, the protesters allegedly refused to disperse and continued raising slogans, the FIR states.
Police have further alleged that certain individuals in the crowd instigated protesters to breach the barricades and move towards Parliament.
According to the FIR, protesters allegedly surrounded police personnel and assaulted them, while also hurling slippers and stones at security forces deployed at the site.
The complaint further alleges that the mob attacked police personnel with the intention to kill, injuring several officers deployed for law and order duties.
The FIR also alleges that public property and several private vehicles were damaged during the violence.
Police said that, in view of security requirements around Parliament and other key government establishments, personnel resorted to a lathi-charge and used tear gas shells to disperse the crowd and restore order.
Officials said 129 police personnel and more than 60 protesters sustained injuries in the clashes on July 20.
Following the clashes, Delhi Police has deployed 18 Deputy Commissioners of Police (DCPs) along various routes as part of enhanced security arrangements.
Officials further said that around 15 FIRs have so far been registered in connection with incidents linked to the protest.
Delhi Police also said that if the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP), or any other individual or organisation, makes allegations regarding the incident, the claims will be examined and investigated, and the findings will be made public.
With IANS inputs