FIRs over INDIA bloc march: Where they were registered and what they allege
Delhi Police have registered FIRs over the INDIA bloc's October 12 march towards the Supreme Court, citing the lack of permission and alleged breaking of barricades; reports differ on the number of cases and on who is named.
FIRs were registered at the Barakhamba Road and Tilak Marg police stations, according to The Tribune.
Other reports mention cases at Mandir Marg and Connaught Place as well.
The allegations include a march without permission, broken barricades and road graffiti.
The Tilak Marg FIR relates to protesters who entered the Supreme Court premises, according to The Tribune.
The legal sections were not specified.
The Statesman reports four cases, with two at Tilak Marg and one each at Mandir Marg and Barakhamba Road, and NewsDrum reports cases at four police stations, so the number of cases differs between reports.
The grounds given are that permission for the march had not been granted and that protesters broke barricades, according to The Tribune.
Police allege that a mini-truck was used to push through barricades, according to the same report.
The Statesman adds that the FIRs also cover graffiti on roads in central Delhi.
The Tribune says the Tilak Marg FIR relates to protesters who entered the Supreme Court premises and reportedly names INDIA bloc leaders, including Rahul Gandhi.
Business Today’s headline says the FIRs were registered against Rahul Gandhi, but its article does not say who is named, and NewsDrum says the identities of those named were not immediately available. Whether Rahul Gandhi is named is therefore unconfirmed.
The legal sections invoked were not specified in The Tribune and Business Today reports.
Police had imposed restrictions under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita in the area, according to NewsDrum.
Thousands of INDIA bloc supporters marched from Connaught Place under heavy security, demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, according to The Tribune.
A bus carrying Rahul Gandhi and other leaders halted at Mandi House, where Gandhi and others climbed onto its roof, according to the same report.
Police stopped the march at a barricade on Bhagwan Dass Marg, more than a kilometre from the Supreme Court, according to PTI reports.
Barakhamba Road, New Delhi (file image), Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
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