Delhi ACP Injured In Fresh Violence During CJP Protests; Police Say Miscreants Hurled Stones, Bottles
Delhi ACP Injured In Fresh Violence During CJP Protests; Police Say Miscreants Hurled Stones, Bottles Published By, Last Updated: July 23, 2026, 07:35 IST ACP
Delhi ACP Injured In Fresh Violence During CJP Protests; Police Say Miscreants Hurled Stones, Bottles Published By, Last Updated: July 23, 2026, 07:35 IST ACP Vivek Bhagat was injured after alleged stone and bottle attacks during fresh violence in Delhi's Connaught Place amid the CJP protest. Delhi Police said ACP Vivek Bhagat was injured after alleged stone and bottle pelting during fresh violence in Connaught Place. (Video screengrabs) A Delhi Police Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) was injured after fresh violence broke out in Connaught Place on Wednesday evening, with police alleging that miscreants attacked security personnel with stones and bottles during the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) protest. According to Delhi Police, the incident occurred at around 8.30 pm near Tolstoy Marg in Connaught Place, where some miscreants allegedly targeted police personnel. LIVE Updates On The Delhi Protests “At around 8.30 pm, near Tolstoy Marg in Connaught Place, some miscreants attacked the police with stones and bottles, injuring ACP Connaught Place Vivek Bhagat," Delhi Police said. Police said senior officers immediately shifted ACP Vivek Bhagat to Ram Manohar Lohia (RML) Hospital for treatment. “The situation was tense for a few minutes, but now there is peace," police officials said. SECOND ACP INJURED DURING DAY-LONG PROTEST The latest incident came just hours after another Delhi Police ACP sustained injuries during clashes at Jantar Mantar earlier in the day. Delhi Police said ACP Jai Prakash, ACP/Punjabi Bagh, suffered a forehead injury after protesters allegedly resorted to stone-pelting while he was performing lawful duty.
“At about 4.30 PM, ACP Jai Prakash, ACP/Punjabi Bagh, sustained an injury to his forehead at Jantar Mantar while performing lawful duty, when the protesters resorted to stone-pelting," Delhi Police said. “One of the stones hit the ACP on his forehead. He has been shifted to the hospital for medical treatment. Further updates will be conveyed as and when received," they added. POLICE SAY MULTIPLE PERSONNEL, PROTESTERS HURT Additional DCP (New Delhi) Anand Mishra said the violence escalated near Sansad Marg when a Delhi Police officer was allegedly chased and assaulted by a crowd. According to Mishra, at around 8.30 pm, a Delhi Police officer was chased and beaten near Sansad Marg close to The Park Hotel, where he was allegedly struck multiple times on the head with sticks. He further said Cockroach Janta Party volunteers were later brought in by police to help calm the crowd. According to the officer, at least five police personnel were injured after being dragged and assaulted during the clashes. The CJP volunteers, however, claimed that at least five protesters were also injured in the clashes that took place on Wednesday. AI CAMERAS, CCTV FOOTAGE BEING USED TO IDENTIFY ACCUSED Meanwhile, Delhi Police has intensified its investigation into the violence and is using its network of AI-enabled surveillance cameras to identify those allegedly involved in attacking police personnel and damaging public property. According to police sources, footage from CCTV cameras installed across the New Delhi district is being analysed, while investigators are also examining social media videos and recordings made by police personnel deployed during the protest.
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