Jantar Mantar Violence: Supreme Court Panel to Hear Evidence on Pellet Gun Use, Harassment Claims on October 29-30

The Supreme Court-appointed High Powered Enquiry Committee (HPEC) probing the alleged violence during the July Jantar Mantar protests in Delhi will hold a two-day sitting on October 29 and 30 to hear affected persons and record evidence on the alleged use of pellet guns and harassment of female protesters, officials said on Saturday, PTI reported. The public can walk in between 11.30 am and 3 pm on both days with valid identity documents.

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New Delhi, October 24 — The Supreme Court-appointed High Powered Enquiry Committee (HPEC), probing the alleged violence during the July Jantar Mantar protests, will hold a two-day sitting in New Delhi on October 29 and 30 to hear affected persons and record evidence on the alleged use of pellet guns and harassment of female protesters, officials said on Saturday, news agency PTI reported.

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The panel will hold its proceedings from 11 am onwards at its office at Shiksha Sadan, 17 Rouse Avenue Institutional Area. Members of the public and anyone affected by the violence can walk in between 11.30 am and 3 pm on October 29 and 30 to submit complaints or representations, or present evidence, provided they carry valid identity documentation, PTI reported.

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The committee will specifically examine the alleged use of pellet guns, targeted violence and harassment of female protesters, as well as instances of excessive force and property damage on both sides, officials said. All of these remain allegations before the committee; no findings have been announced.

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The five-member panel is chaired by retired Supreme Court judge Justice R Subhash Reddy. It also includes former Punjab and Haryana High Court Chief Justice Ravi Shankar Jha, former Delhi High Court judge Justice Shalinder Kaur, former CBI director Rishi Kumar Shukla and retired Meghalaya Director General of Police L R Bishnoi, PTI reported.

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The Supreme Court constituted the committee while hearing several petitions alleging police excesses against student protesters during the agitation led by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), alongside counter-allegations of violence against police personnel, PTI reported.

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To encourage wider participation and protect vulnerable witnesses, the committee has also launched an online portal, hpec.nic.in, where affected people, witnesses and other stakeholders can submit statements, representations and supporting documents in the prescribed formats, PTI reported.

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