Delhi students allege police harassment follows them home to Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Odisha long after protests
Students who have participated in past protests allege repeated home visits by police personnel, questioning of parents and relatives across India, and surveillance and intimidation for months and years after demonstrations in Delhi
Delhi students claim that the police have been following their families to safety in Tamil Nadu, Odisha, and Karnataka even after their protests ended. Gurkirat, a former Delhi University student and now a Master's candidate in Sociology at Panjab University, said that Delhi police personnel have been visiting her parents' home in Shivaji Enclave every 7 to 10 days for months, asking intrusive questions about her whereabouts and serving notices related to old defamation cases.
She alleges that police officers have even threatened her parents, saying "If you can't control your daughter, then we will do it in our way."
Ilakkiya, a 24-year-old Master's Psychology student preparing for a PhD in Delhi, claims that police personnel visited her family in a remote village in Erode district, Tamil Nadu, identifying her as an "urban Naxalite." She alleges that police officers also contacted her relatives and warned them about potential police cases.
Avinash, a 21-year-old MSc Mathematics student from Delhi University, said that police personnel visited his parents in Odisha and questioned them about the FIRs registered against him. His father was not home at the time of the visit, so his family was informed by a neighbor. Avinash claims that his family has been left fearful and instructed to "keep him away from such activities." The Hindu has contacted the Delhi Police for a response to these allegations.
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