On Sunday, hundreds of JNU students protested against the lack of investigation by the Delhi police on the 23-day disappearance of their classmate Najeeb Ahmed. In this protest, a picture of a cop manhandling a student sparked outrage on the social media.
According to reports, the cops detained more than 200 students, as well as other protesters, including Ahmed’s mother and sister. The viral photo is a Delhi cop trying to quell the protest, and allegedly groping a JNU student while doing so. Hundreds of people began sharing the screenshot of the photo.
Delhi: JNU students protest against govt over missing JNU student #NajeebAhmed near India Gate pic.twitter.com/yj1TCzKy9M
— ANI (@ANI) November 6, 2016
People immediately called for the cop’s suspension.
Is this Delhi Police? How can this cop grope a female student. Is he out of his mind! Please immediately suspend him. @CPDelhi pic.twitter.com/MpyF3wjyGX
— Swati Jai Hind (@SwatiJaiHind) November 7, 2016
this cop should be suspended immediately.
— Tapas Nayak (@tnk0205) November 7, 2016
Suspend him now…right now..
— Raghu (@Raghu6515) November 7, 2016
where is the women police
— Som (@somnath_3331) November 7, 2016
@PMOIndia who controls Delhi police. Need this person suspended. @DelhiPolice
— Kanika Chadha (@kanikasee) November 7, 2016
@bainjal @CPDelhi Shameful lapse from Delhi Police. Intolerable. Sack him sir.
— Raman Malik (@rami_malik) November 7, 2016
Dear @CPDelhi The Act Of @DelhiPolice Cop is Contrary To Section 46 of CrPc,No Male police can Touch a Female or Arrest Her,Take Action Plz! pic.twitter.com/Or4ayk3cWz
— Sanwar Khan (@SanwarKhan_) November 7, 2016
How can anyone justify this? 😡 #Justice4Najeeb: Police Manhandle, Detain Missing JNU Student’s Mother During Protest https://t.co/yogUEOXfWQ
— Raghu Ram (@tweetfromRaghu) November 6, 2016
@ArvindKejriwal @DelhiPolice @bhavatoshsingh dear all please respect this girl student and don’t share her pics like this
— Pr@t!k Bh@vs@r (@Pratik_JP) November 7, 2016
@nihang @CPDelhi If you are reporting a sexual assault, you must blur out the face of the victim in the photo. Ethics, law.
— Adnan (@ahalam) November 7, 2016
However, the police denied the claims of groping.
News Update: pic.twitter.com/vSIEP1rg28
— Delhi Police (@DelhiPolice) November 6, 2016
“I have received a complaint from a girl regarding alleged groping and physical abuse by a police officer during a peaceful protest for missing JNU student Najeeb Ahmed at India Gate. A picture which clearly shows a policeman groping her was displayed today in the newspaper,” DCW chief Swati Maliwal said in the letter sent to Delhi Police commissioner Alok Verma.
“The commission wants to know the reasons for non-deployment of female officers at the time of the incident with the girl complainant. What is the name and designation of the male officer visible in the newspaper clipping who is seen groping the female complainant,” the notice said.