CEC protests: Four men seen assaulting demonstrators in viral video arrested

Four men seen assaulting persons protesting against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar in Delhi on Saturday have been arrested, The Hindu quoted an unidentified police officer as saying.

The men purportedly claimed to be members of the Hindutva organisation Hindu Rakshak Dal.

A widely shared video of the incident shows a man beating a male protester while a woman tries to stop him. It also shows another man hitting a woman and pushing her to the ground, while a police officer can be seen at the spot.

The police took suo moto cognisance of the incident based on the video, The Indian Express quoted an unidentified police officer as saying.

The persons accused in the case have been identified as Raman Saini (50), Vivekanand alias Vivek (32), Kapil Kumar (27) and Ravinder Singh alias Govind Hindu (35).

The incident took place on a stretch of DDU Marg under the jurisdiction of Kamla Market Police Station, the newspaper reported.

DEEPLY DISTURBING!

BJP-RSS goons beating a young girl in the presence of Delhi Police, with an officer seemingly guiding them to stop the recording.

Why is Delhi Police helping goons attack peaceful protestors instead of protecting them? Who gave them this free hand? pic.twitter.com/2JeT40wrx2— Cockroach Janta Party - CJP (@Cockroachisback) October 10, 2026

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