{
  "id": 2672337,
  "title": "Keep calm, your angry face is their ‘content’: Delhi Police dos and don’ts post-Jantar Mantar",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/keep-calm-your-angry-face-is-their-content-delhi-police-dos-and-donts",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-22T23:15:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/keep-calm-your-angry-face-is-their-content-delhi-police-dos-and-donts-post-jantar-mantar-10845422/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Delhi Police personnel have been issued guidelines on how to interact with protesters during the Jantar Mantar agitation and beyond. The overarching message is that today's protesters are not traditional troublemakers seeking to provoke law enforcement. Instead, they may aim to elicit an angry response and turn brief footage into viral content or memes. The police are advised to maintain composure, avoid engaging in debates, and refrain from making agreements or displays of agreement. When faced with questions that may provoke sympathy or anger, personnel should respond with a brief line, such as \"Please cooperate, we are doing our duty,\" then remain silent.\n\nThe advisory cautions against actions like pushing away a phone, snatching items, or reacting to humor, mockery, songs, dances, or mock salutes. Protesters may offer flowers, sweets, water bottles, or tea, and personnel are instructed to either accept or politely refuse these gestures. Other \"meme traps\" include protesters playing trending songs or audio clips, using police personnel's names in slogans, or creating point-of-view videos with captions added later. While police cannot control such edits, they are advised to maintain their own calm demeanor.\n\nThe SOP emphasizes positive actions, such as assisting injured protesters, removing barricades to allow medical personnel to pass, and helping the elderly and disabled. Personnel are encouraged to stay respectful, using phrases like \"Uncle, come this way\" or \"Aunty, please go to this side.\" Such respectful language can help calm a crowd and appear more positive on camera. The police spokesperson stated that over 118 officers sustained injuries during the July 20 clashes, while around 60 protesters were injured. The police were warned that protesters may seek to capture their interactions on camera with the aim of generating viral content, so maintaining a calm face and helping hand is crucial.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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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."
}