{
  "id": 2125904,
  "title": "Supreme Court forms High-Powered Enquiry Committee to investigate violence during student protests",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/supreme-court-forms-high-powered-enquiry-committee-to-investigate",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-20T11:42:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/supreme-court-forms-high-powered-enquiry-committee-to-investigate-violence-during-student-protests/article71368872.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Supreme Court has established a High-Powered Enquiry Committee (HPEC) to investigate violence during student protests across the country. The committee, headed by retired Justice R. Subhash Reddy, will examine issues such as excessive force used by police, the deployment of harmful weapons like pellet guns and electric batons, and the need for proportionate police responses during peaceful assemblies. The petitioners have raised concerns about police monitoring of protestors, targeted violence against female protestors, and the need for medical support and compensation for victims. The HPEC is also tasked with regulating the use of prohibitory orders and ensuring strict constitutional thresholds to prevent stifling political dissent. The committee's findings will be submitted periodically for the court's review.",
  "summary": "The committee will `be headed by former top court judge Justice R. Subhash Reddy",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Arutz Sheva - Israel National News",
        "title": "'Supreme Court's hands will be full of blood'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/supreme-courts-hands-will-be-full-of-blood",
        "published": "2026-08-20T12:28:09.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}