A senior Delhi police officer was removed from duty at Jantar Mantar after he was seen on video slapping a female protester during a July 20 demonstration by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP). The officer, Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police Sandeep Lamba, was reassigned following the incident.
Separately, a late-night clash broke out near Tolstoy Marg during the same protest, leaving an assistant commissioner of police injured. Protesters are alleged to have thrown stones and bottles at security personnel. CCTV footage backed the police account that protesters attacked first.
The CJP has rejected the police version, accusing authorities of using excessive force against demonstrators. The party has demanded an inquiry into the officer's actions and the handling of the protest.