As per the family, the officer was deployed near the barricades at the main protest site and had often spoken about his concerns over the nature of the gathering.
Published: July 31, 2026, 12:42 PM IST
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Family members of Delhi Police personnel who were injured during the violence at the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP)-led protest at Jantar Mantar on July 20 spoke about the impact the incident has had on their families. They said police officers put their lives at risk while on duty and urged people to understand the sacrifices made by them. Sharing their experiences at a press conference on Friday, the families described the fear and trauma of seeing their loved ones injured while handling the protest over the alleged exam paper leak.
“Behind a uniform, there is not just a policeman. Behind him is his mother, father, wife, children, and the entire family who wait late into the night for him to return home safely,” a woman told reporters.
The daughter of a Delhi Police Sub-Inspector (SI) claimed that her father suffered serious injuries after he was allegedly attacked by a mob during the protest. She said he had served the country for many years even before joining the Delhi Police. “Before joining the police, my father served as a Marine Commando in the Indian Navy. He dedicated 15 years of his life to the Indian Navy,” she said.
According to her, her father was deployed near the barricades at the main protest site and had often spoken about his concerns over the nature of the gathering. “My father was present at the main protest site. He was on the front line near the barricades, where there was a large crowd. Whenever my father came home at night, he would say the protest no longer seemed like a student protest. Many antisocial elements had become involved in it,” she said.
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Describing the day her father was injured, she alleged that he was attacked by a mob near the main stage at Jantar Mantar. “The very next day, on the 25th, my father was pulled by a rowdy mob and was almost lynched near the stage at Jantar Mantar. This happened at around 2 pm. He remained unconscious at RML Hospital for about four hours,” she said.
She recalled that when her father returned home later that night, his clothes were covered in blood. “Around 10 pm, his colleagues brought him home, and his uniform was completely stained with blood. It was extremely painful for us to see him in that condition,” she added.
When the family asked him what had happened, she said he tried to reassure them. “When we asked him ‘papa, how did this happen’, he replied, ‘child, it’s nothing, minor injuries keep happening while on duty’. But he had four stitches on his head, which was not a minor injury.”
She also said what upset her father the most was seeing social media posts that, according to her, portrayed him as a “criminal” despite the injuries he suffered while on duty.
“When I opened social media, I saw that my father was being called a criminal. The very next day, I came to know that the people who had attacked my father were approaching the Supreme Court to wash away their crimes and were filing complaints against him and all the police personnel. I felt very hurt and decided that I should also seek justice for my father. I received support from other police families, and we went to the Supreme Court. We requested an advocate to present our case before the Hon’ble Supreme Court. The advocate assured us that we, too, have equal rights as citizens of this country and that we would also get justice, ” said added.
