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‘Don’t drag court into this’: Delhi HC on plea alleging excessive force by police during CJP protest
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The Delhi High Court on Tuesday declined to urgently hear a petition alleging excessive use of force by security personnel during the Cockroach Janta Party’s march to Parliament a day earlier, Live Law reported.
The Cockroach Janta Party also claimed that the police had fired pellet guns at the protesters.
The Union government classifies pellet guns as a “non-lethal” weapon for crowd control.
The Delhi Police denied using pellet guns against the protesters.
On Tuesday, the Cockroach Janta Party also alleged that the police had on Monday slapped a boy , who the campaign claimed was a 10-year-old.