Four men claiming to be members of the right-wing group Hindu Raksha Dal have been arrested for allegedly assaulting students and manhandling women during a Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) protest on DDU Marg in Delhi on October 10, police said on Sunday. The arrests followed the circulation of a purported video of the incident on social media. The footage, which reportedly surfaced a day after the alleged assault, shows several men attacking young protesters and pushing and hitting women on a stretch of DDU Marg that falls under the jurisdiction of the Kamla Market police station. A police personnel can also be seen at the scene as the incident unfolds.

The video brought attention to the alleged violence during the demonstration, prompting scrutiny of the circumstances surrounding the confrontation. According to a senior police officer, the four accused have been identified as Raman Saini, 50, Vivekanand, also known as Vivek, 32, Kapil Kumar, 27, and Ravinder Singh, also known as Govind Hindu, 35. Police said the men claimed to be associated with Hindu Raksha Dal. Their arrests came after the alleged assault was recorded and shared online. The allegations against the accused concern their purported role in attacking students and physically manhandling women during the protest. The claims remain allegations, and further details about the investigation, including the specific charges invoked, were not provided in the information released by police.

The incident took place amid a protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. The demonstration, organised by the Cockroach Janta Party, took place on October 10, when police were also carrying out detentions connected with the protest. The alleged assault therefore occurred against the backdrop of a wider confrontation surrounding the demonstration and the protesters’ objections to the electoral roll revision exercise. The Special Intensive Revision is a process undertaken by election authorities to review electoral rolls. Such revisions can involve checking voter details and determining whether entries require correction or updating.

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The protest against Kumar was linked to concerns over the SIR process, although the available information does not specify the individual demands raised by demonstrators at the site or the precise grounds cited by the organisers. The arrests of the four men have added a separate law-and-order dimension to the events surrounding the protest. The video’s circulation has also placed the conduct visible in the footage at the centre of public attention.  It reportedly shows the alleged attackers confronting young students and pushing and hitting women, while a police personnel is present nearby.

However, the available details do not establish what action the officer took during the incident or whether additional personnel were involved in responding to the confrontation. Police have confirmed the arrests and identified the four men, but further information about the sequence of events, statements from the accused, and any response from Hindu Raksha Dal was not available in the account provided. The case comes as authorities face questions over the circumstances in which the alleged assault occurred during the October 10 demonstration. The arrests mark a development in the police response to the incident, which gained wider visibility after the video went viral. Further details about the investigation and the legal proceedings against the accused are awaited.

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