‘Beaten with lathis, kicked’: Protesters say they were assaulted in detention

At least three men detained by Delhi Police in connection with the CJP protests have alleged they and others were "assaulted" in makeshift detention facilities. Medical records show injuries ranging from bruises and abrasions to a fractured elbow. Nihal Alam, a 36-year-old resident of Kishanganj, Bihar, was allegedly taken to a detention centre at Pandwalan Khurd, Dwarka after being picked up in a bus.

He claims police beat him with sticks inside a bus and then in cells. Alam was taken to Janpath after about an hour, then to the detention centre. A medico-legal certificate (MLC) from a hospital records a radial head fracture in his right elbow. Arjun Unnikrishnan, a 30-year-old law graduate, also alleged assault. He says police personnel struck, kicked, and hit detainees' private parts.

Unnikrishnan's MLC documents injuries to his face, chest, and back. Protesters detained at a police station alleged they were also assaulted. Fidal Tom, a 26-year-old Delhi-based lawyer, was taken to Sanjay Colony police post and beaten by a man in civilian clothes with lathis, using his Bar Association ID as evidence. The assault reportedly stopped when Tom disclosed his credentials. A police official stated they have not received complaints on these allegations.