Overview

• In a letter to the Union home minister, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan sought an impartial, high-level investigation and strict action if officers are found guilty.
• The students, ID Ashwant and K Sudhin of Zakir Hussain Delhi College, report they were attacked near the Red Fort on September 24.
• They allege police joined local miscreants, forced them to kneel publicly, stripped and tortured them at a police facility, and threatened a false theft case unless they paid ₹20,000.
• Accounts reported by media say the pair were targeted over wearing a mundu and limited Hindi fluency, with claims they were forced to speak Hindi.
• Delhi Police have opened an internal inquiry and earlier pointed to a possible payment dispute, with the case still under investigation.