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- Violent protests by the Cockroach Janata Party in New Delhi led Delhi Police to register ten FIRs across multiple police stations, including Parliament Street, Connaught Place, Mandir Marg, Barakhamba Road and Kartavya Path.
- During the protests, a Rapid Action Force personnel was allegedly assaulted and attacked with swords at Connaught Place after he intervened to rescue a man being beaten by a mob, and a second RAF member who tried to help was also allegedly attacked.
- Police said demonstrators refused to disperse despite repeated warnings, and the FIRs invoke provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the Arms Act and the Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act.
- Investigators are probing whether the violence at Jantar Mantar was pre-planned and are reviewing more than 250 videos to identify those involved.
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- Results of the probe into whether the Jantar Mantar violence was a pre-planned conspiracy
- Identification of suspects from the more than 250 videos being examined
- Further arrests or actions tied to the specific FIRs, including the alleged unauthorised drone use during the Parliament session
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Named India · Connaught Place · Jantar Mantar · New Delhi · Rapid Action Force · Barakhamba Road Police Station · Cockroach Janata Party · Delhi Police · Kartavya Path Police Station · Mandir Marg Police Station · Parliament Street Police Station · Sachin Sharma
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