Rahul Gandhi says Delhi Police won’t register assault complaint against constable as police release him

Police released Rahul Gandhi and other Congress leaders after detaining them, The Hindu reported in its headline. The source does not state how long the detention lasted or give further details about the circumstances of the release.

Separately, ETV Bharat reported that Gandhi asked Congress leaders from Kerala and Rajasthan to file FIRs in their respective states over alleged assaults on two student leaders, Ritu Barala and Athira. The outlet said the alleged assaults took place during a protest in Delhi against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.

It did not provide further details about the detention or release described in The Hindu’s headline. In Barala’s case, ETV Bharat said Gandhi directed Govind Singh Dotasara, president of the Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee, to file an FIR against a female police officer in Rajasthan.

The outlet also reported that Gandhi said Delhi Police was refusing to register an FIR against Delhi Police constable Chanchal Yadav over the alleged assault on the students. These are claims attributed to Gandhi in ETV Bharat’s account; the article does not report a police response or an outcome in either matter.

ETV Bharat reported that Gandhi spoke with Dotasara by phone and said Barala was from Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan. Gandhi told Dotasara he would accompany her to a police station and file an FIR when she arrived, according to the outlet. The article does not say whether Barala arrived at the station or whether a complaint was filed.

The outlet also quoted Gandhi saying the alleged conduct by Delhi Police would not go unaccounted. It reported that he voiced support for the student leaders and referred to Sarojini Naidu’s leadership of unarmed satyagrahis at Dharasana in 1930. Gandhi connected that historical example to the students’ raising their voices for democracy, ETV Bharat reported.

The account centers on Gandhi’s call for police complaints in Rajasthan and Kerala, alongside his allegation that Delhi Police had refused to register an FIR. The source does not report whether the state complaints were filed, whether Delhi Police registered an FIR, or any official response to Gandhi’s allegation.

The Hindu’s headline establishes the release after detention, while ETV Bharat’s article details Gandhi’s statements and proposed steps concerning the alleged assaults.