CJP protesters throw stones, bottles at Delhi Police team; several cops injured

Several Delhi Police personnel, including two Assistant Commissioners of Police (ACPs), two inspectors and another policeman, were injured after protesters associated with the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) clashed with security forces near Jantar Mantar on Wednesday evening, prompting the Rapid Action Force (RAF) and police to use limited force and fire tear gas shells to disperse the crowd.

In an official statement, Delhi Police said the violence broke out at around 8.30 pm near Tolstoy Marg in Connaught Place, where "some miscreants attacked the police with stones and bottles", injuring ACP Connaught Place Vivek Bhagat. Senior officers shifted him to Ram Manohar Lohia (RML) Hospital for treatment. "The situation remained tense for a few minutes, but peace has now been restored," the police said.

According to police sources, protesters



who had gathered at Jantar Mantar moved towards Tolstoy Marg, where the demonstration turned violent. The crowd allegedly hurled stones and bottles at Delhi Police and RAF personnel deployed in the area.

Officials said security personnel initially tried to persuade the protesters to disperse peacefully. Police also called CJP leaders and organisers to the spot and asked them to appeal to the crowd to maintain calm, but the protesters allegedly ignored even the appeals of their own organisers.

As the violence escalated, security personnel came under a barrage of large stones. Police claimed some protesters were carrying sticks, while others brandished swords and khukhris during the clashes. The RAF and Delhi Police then resorted to limited force and fired two to three tear gas shells before clearing the area.