{
  "id": 14460775,
  "title": "‘Dande Ka Jawab’: Rahul Gandhi Uses Flute Performance As 2 Protesters Allege Police Assault | VIDEO",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/dande-ka-jawab-rahul-gandhi-uses-flute-performance-as-2-protesters",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-14T12:54:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/dande-ka-jawab-rahul-gandhi-uses-flute-performance-as-2-protesters-allege-police-assault-video"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Congress leader Rahul Gandhi performed a flute song at a press conference in response to allegations of police brutality against protesters. Two protesters claimed that police assaulted and threatened them during demonstrations against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. One protester, Samar, alleged that police detained him on October 11 and beat him, with the help of Bajrang Dal and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh members. Samar also claimed that police seized and formatted protesters' mobile phones. Another protester, a woman from the NSUI, alleged that police personnel, including woman constable Chanchal Yadav, assaulted her. She claimed that Yadav scratched her face with her fingernails, pulled her hair, and left her ear injured with an earring embedded in it. Yadav allegedly threatened the protesters and warned them against participating in further protests. The protester also accused another Kerala colleague, Teera, of being assaulted, with claims of her private parts being struck and her backpack forcibly pushed. Both protesters were booked under Section 107 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.",
  "summary": "New Delhi, October 14, 2026: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi brought two protesters before the media, who alleged that police personnel assaulted and threatened them during demonstrations against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday, October 14, used music to send a message against alleged police action on protesters demonstrating against Chief…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}