NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janta Party’s (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke on Thursday alleged that outsiders were being brought to disrupt the ongoing protest and tarnish the movement’s image.Abhijeet Dipke accused the BJP of sending “goons” to provoke violence as the protest gathered momentum. “People are being sent from outside to deliberately disrupt the protest. We have…
Delhi Police face difficulties tracing Bluetooth mesh messaging communications used by protesters NEW DELHI: Intercepting or tracing Bluetooth-aided mesh messaging communications, allegedly used by protesters Sunday and Monday, may prove to be an extremely difficult task for Delhi Police, according to sources.Platforms like Bitchat or Briar require no phone numbers, SIM or email addresses to…
Delhi Metro Rail Corporation suspended entry and exit at 16 stations today NEW DELHI: Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) on Thursday suspended entry and exit at 16 metro stations across the national capital from 7.30am, claiming ‘security reasons’.In a post on X, DMRC said the decision was taken due to security concerns.While passengers will not…
Protestors at Jantar Mantar NEW DELHI: Twenty-year-old Aaheli Bhattacharjee from Asansol sat near the stage at Jantar Mantar, the one dismantled Monday, her arms and legs wrapped in bandages. Barely able to make out the figures approaching her after losing her spectacles during the July 20 police action, she nevertheless returned to encourage fellow students.“My…
New Delhi: Hearing two petitions alleging use of “brute” force by Delhi Police during CJP’s march to Parliament, the high court Wednesday said it was not an “isolated incident” and affected persons could seek remedy “under public law”.The court’s remark came in response to the stand of the Centre and police opposing the petitions with…
New Delhi: A 45-year-old Rapid Action Force (RAF) staffer sustained grievous injuries after he was allegedly assaulted and attacked with swords and sticks by a protesting crowd in Connaught Place Tuesday.“An FIR has been registered in connection with the attack and police are analysing video footage to identify those involved,” said DCP (New Delhi) Sachin…
New Delhi: Under humid conditions, an informal network of volunteers is holding the CJP protest together. From afar, it is a sea of anger, loud chants; up close, it is a tapestry of care, held together by shared shade and hand-woven breeze.Right at the heart of the sea of sitting protesters, a constant, rhythmic rustle…
New Delhi: Reporters covering CJP’s protest found themselves at the receiving end Monday with several of them allegedly heckled and assaulted.Reporter Shafali Nigam was among those targeted. Videos purportedly from the protest site showed a crowd surrounding her as she attempted to report live. They tried to block her cameraperson’s lens with Tricolour, while one…
New Delhi: Visuals of Monday’s protest showed a few men in civilian clothes, wearing little more than shirts, trousers and chappals, yet equipped with police helmets and actively engaged in crowd control, wielding lathis. The images attracted sharp criticism regarding who these people were and why they were not in uniform with name tags.A few…
New Delhi: Delhi Metro suspended operations at 17 of its stations across central Delhi for seven and a half hours Wednesday on the directions of police, citing security reasons and inconveniencing thousands of commuters.Trains passed through the affected non-interchange stations without halting, leaving many stranded on platforms and inside trains. It was only at 6.25…
