CJP protest: Delhi Police personnel injured in violence, security tightened

Several Delhi Police personnel were injured after violence broke out during a Cockroach Janta Party CJPled protest near Jantar Mantar on Wednesday night prompting authorities to strengthen security across the national capital and close multiple Delhi Metro stations as a precautionAccording to Delhi Police the violence erupted at around 830 pm near Tolstoy Marg in the Connaught Place area where a group of alleged miscreants pelted stones and hurled bottles at security personnel deployed to manage the protestThe injured officers were shifted to Ram Manohar Lohia RML Hospital for treatment During the intervening night of Wednesday and Thursday Special Commissioner of Police Law and Order ZoneI Devesh Chandra Srivastava visited the hospital to meet the injured personnel and review their conditionStonepelting leaves police personnel injuredPolice said officers repeatedly appealed to protesters to remain peaceful and maintain law and order However a section of the crowd allegedly ignored the warnings and continued pelting stones at security personnelAs the situation deteriorated the Rapid Action Force RAF and Delhi Police used limited force and fired tear gas shells to disperse the crowd and restore orderAmong those injured was Assistant Commissioner of Police ACP Connaught Place Vivek Bhagat who sustained injuries during the violence Officials said several other police personnel were also hurt in the clashes and were admitted to RML Hospital for medical treatmentSpecial CP visits injured officers at RML HospitalFollowing the incident Special Commissioner of Police Law and Order ZoneI Devesh Chandra Srivastava visited the injured personnel at RML Hospital during the nightSenior police officials reviewed the medical condition of the injured officers as authorities continued to monitor the law and order situation across the cityViolence follows days of protests over examination irregularitiesThe latest clashes come against the backdrop of protests that intensified on July 20 when thousands of supporters of the Cockroach Janta Party CJP along with students marched from Jantar Mantar towards ParliamentThe protesters demanded the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over recurring examination irregularities including the alleged NEETUG paper leakThe demonstrations attracted students activists and opposition leaders who called for greater accountability and reforms in the examination systemDelhi Police said a detailed investigation has been initiated into the violence to identify those responsible for attacking security personnel and damaging public orderSecurity stepped up across the national capitalIn the aftermath of the violence security arrangements were significantly strengthened in central Delhi and other sensitive locations to prevent any further escalationAuthorities deployed additional police personnel and security forces in and around protest sites while maintaining heightened surveillance across key areas of the citySixteen Delhi Metro stations closed as precautionMeanwhile the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation DMRC announced the temporary closure of 16 Metro stations on Thursday as security measures were intensified following the violenceIn a post on X the DMRC clarified that interchange facilities at Rajiv Chowk Mandi House and Central Secretariat would remain operational allowing commuters to switch between Metro lines even though entry and exit at these stations had been suspendedThe stations affected by the restrictions include Lok Kalyan Marg Rajiv Chowk Patel Chowk Ramakrishna Ashram Marg Barakhambha Road Supreme Court Seva Teerth Janpath Mandi House Central Secretariat ITO Delhi Gate Indraprastha Khan Market Jor Bagh and Shivaji StadiumWith inputs from IANS