A protester is experiencing hearing impairment on being slapped.
“Six policewomen (were) trying to stop my friend from recording; five were on me,” she said, alleging that she was hit on her hand while another officer pulled her hair. “When I was being shoved in the bus, a police officer lifted my kurta,” she said, alleging that male police personnel were present inside the bus where women protesters were confined in cramped compartments. CPI(M) leader Brinda Karat, who was also detained during the protests, described the police action as “unprecedented” in her decades of experience in Delhi.
Students’ Federation of India (SFI) president Adarsh M Saji, leaders Aishe Ghosh, Nadia and Sharanya, among others, displayed their injuries at a press conference and accused police of using violence to suppress dissent. Nadia, Delhi SFI president, recounted being surrounded and assaulted by women police personnel inside a detention vehicle. A police officer was also trying to twist her finger, leaving her in extreme pain, she alleged.
SFI protesters said he was taken to RML Hospital for treatment. The protesters further alleged that a member had suffered hearing impairment after being slapped and was undergoing treatment at a hospital. A protester from Kerala, identified by fellow protesters as Fidel, was allegedly slapped several times on his right ear, resulting in serious hearing impairment.