THE Delhi Police has registered five FIRs so far in connection with alleged violence, stonepelting and vandalism during Monday’s protest at Jantar Mantar and is probing whether the violence was part of a preplanned conspiracy, with police examining more than 250 videos to identify those involved. According to police sources, the FIRs have been registered at the Parliament Street and Connaught Place police stations under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023, the Arms Act, 1959, and the Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act (PDPP Act). One FIR was registered over the alleged flying of a drone without permission in the New Delhi district area during the Parliament session. Another FIR pertained to an alleged conspiracy hatched for violence, with several crucial pieces of evidence emerging during the police investigation, sources said.

 

Two FIRs have also been registered in connection with alleged obstruction of Government work, assault on police personnel and damage to property. The FIR alleged that the accused unlawfully gathered, disrupted public order, obstructed Government work, engaged in violent activities and damaged public property. The allegations are being investigated by the Parliament Street police station under the provisions of the BNS, the Arms Act and the PDPP Act. According to police sources, more cases could be registered as efforts are underway to identify those involved through video footage. DELHI HC DECLINES URGENT HEARING OF PLEA ON POLICE BRUTALITY:THE Delhi High Court on Tuesday refused to urgently list a petition concerning the city police’s use of “excessive force” against students who took part in the Cockroach Janta Party’s protest march to Parliament. “Don’t drag the court into all this,” a bench of Chief Justice D K Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia told the petitioner.