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Nation / Tue, 18 Aug 2026 BBC

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The crackdown against CJP protesters in the heart of the capital city, where police and paramilitaries were seen attacking and beating up unarmed students who were demanding education reforms with batons, wooden sticks and teargas, had shocked Indians and made global headlines. At least four youths had also sustained pellet gun injuries – in what was described as the first time such guns were used in the capital city for crowd control.

The crackdown against CJP protesters in the heart of the capital city, where police and paramilitaries were seen attacking and beating up unarmed students who were demanding education reforms with batons, wooden sticks and teargas, had shocked Indians and made global headlines. At least four youths had also sustained pellet gun injuries – in what was described as the first time such guns were used in the capital city for crowd control.

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