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- Police in Delhi have run background checks on 2,873 people who took part in a Cockroach Janata Party protest at Jantar Mantar against the NEET question paper leak.
- According to a senior police officer quoted by PTI, 989 of these participants have prior criminal records, including cases of murder, attempted murder, rape, robbery, theft, kidnapping, arms law violations and drug trafficking.
- The checks follow clashes during the July 20 'Chalo Parliament' march, in which 65 protesters and over 200 police officers were reportedly injured.
- Police records also show 155 participants have more than two cases each, and 31 have over ten cases.
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- Whether the background-check exercise leads to arrests or charges against any participants
- Any response from the Cockroach Janata Party or protest organisers to the police findings
- Further updates on how the July 20 clash and injury figures are officially recorded or investigated
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