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Crime
Delhi Police arrests five in connection with attack on anti-CEC protesters
✍️ ThePrint
🗓 19 Oct 2026, 06:20 AM
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Delhi police filed FIRs and detained five individuals suspected of assaulting a group of anti‑CEC demonstrators.
Delhi police on Tuesday registered multiple FIRs after a violent incident targeting anti-CEC protesters in the capital. The investigations led to the arrest of five suspects, who were taken into custody for questioning.
The arrests were made following eyewitness accounts and video footage that showed the assailants confronting the demonstrators near a public venue in Delhi.
Police spokesperson said the detained individuals are being held under sections of the Indian Penal Code that deal with rioting and assault, and that further inquiries will determine any broader conspiracy behind the attack.
The arrests were made following eyewitness accounts and video footage that showed the assailants confronting the demonstrators near a public venue in Delhi.
Police spokesperson said the detained individuals are being held under sections of the Indian Penal Code that deal with rioting and assault, and that further inquiries will determine any broader conspiracy behind the attack.