CAA protest: Citizen videos show police picking up protesters and passers-by near UP Bhawan in Delhi
Not just peaceful protesters, the Delhi Police allegedly detained others too who were in the vicinity of the UP Bhawan, the site of the protest.
Several videos have emerged of Delhi Police personnel detaining protesters and even passers-by around Uttar Pradesh Bhawan in New Delhi on Friday. A protest was scheduled against police action against citizens in BJP-ruled Uttar Pradesh.
Many of those detained have claimed that they were dragged out of taxis and auto-rickshaws, loaded them into buses, driven away. The video above was recorded inside a bus.
The Jamia Coordination Committee had called for surrounding the UP Bhawan on Friday, The Times of India reported. Heavy police deployment was seen outside the building as many social media users complained of detention even when they were not a part of the protests. Almost 200 protestors were reportedly detained and taken to Mandir Marg police station, from where they were believed to have been released subsequently.
A detained woman appealing to the cops to let an old man be. "Bhaiyya chacha ko chhod dijeye." Why is he being picked up? Why is anyone getting picked up? WTF Ajay Bisht. #UPBhawan #CAAProtest #CAA_NRC_Protests pic.twitter.com/rqDvXhexFh
— Janani Ganesan (@jananiganesan) December 27, 2019
In a video that is being circulated widely on Twitter, a woman was heard requesting the police to not detain an old man dressed in clothes that signalled his being Muslim. Her pleas were rejected and the man was made to sit in the police vehicle along with others.
Cops tried detain this man ahead of UP Bhawan. When asked why this lone man, who wasn't violating 144, was being detained, I was told "sawal mat karo". Told him it's literally my job to ask Questions. Thank God I had my press card. This is blatant religious profiling, @CPDelhi. pic.twitter.com/RoPW6uvIE8
— Uday Singh Rana (@UdaySRana) December 27, 2019
Here are other videos documenting police action outside UP Bhawan in New Delhi.
Delhi Police is detaining anyone 'Muslim looking' #upbhawan #mandirmargps pic.twitter.com/Zw46Y7550J
— IdentityCrysis (@hhhggjjhhg) December 27, 2019
देश के युवाओं के खिलाफ मोदी सरकार ने छेड़ा युद्ध, उत्तरप्रदेश भवन की ओर शांतिपूर्ण तरीके से बढ़ रहे छात्रों को किया जा रहा है गिरफ्तार !
— Rajesh Mukarjee (@mrmukarjee) December 27, 2019
क्या लोकतंत्र में अब प्रदर्शन करना देशद्रोह हो चुका है ? #UPBhawan #IndiaAgainstCAA_NRC pic.twitter.com/La5bu8XOxI
#UPBhawan pic.twitter.com/GvWRB0IfRo
— Dilsedesh (@Dilsedesh) December 27, 2019