Overview

• Aswanth I. T. and Sudhin K., students at Zakir Husain Delhi College, say locals and policemen assaulted them on September 24 near the Red Fort.
• The pair allege they were slapped, forced to kneel, stripped of a lungi, kicked, and told to speak Hindi while mocked for Kerala attire.
• They say police pressured them to accept a theft charge and to settle by paying ₹20,000, and one phone was taken and handed to locals.
• The students report completing medical tests and filing a complaint with the DCP North office, saying they can identify officers involved.
• DCP North Raja Banthia cites a hawker dispute over ₹4,000 cash and a disputed ₹10,000 online payment, says the matter was settled at the booth and the assault claims remain under enquiry.