New Delhi: Delhi Police Monday dismissed as false a viral social media post alleging that personnel assaulted a woman, purportedly activist Sonam Wangchuk’s wife Geetanjali Agmo, and injured 40-50 protesters, including a 12-year-old girl, during the ‘Chalo Sansad’ protest in the national capital and urged people not to circulate misleading information.
The clarification came after CJP chief spokesperson Saurav Das claimed on X, “Geetanjali ji’s hair was pulled by Delhi Police and assaulted; a 12-year-old girl’s head has been broken; 40-50 other heads were broken”.
The post questioned the police’s action against the protesters. The police issued a fact-check on X, rejecting the allegations and maintaining that the claims made in the viral social media posts were incorrect, reiterating its appeal to the public not to share or amplify unverified information.
“The claims being circulated in the posts are not true. Please do not spread or amplify false or misleading information,” it said.
Thousands of protesters converged on central Delhi Monday and attempted to march towards Parliament, only to be met by police teargas and lathi-charges. The demonstrations, which began over alleged examination irregularities and paper leaks, gained traction with activist Sonam Wangchuk’s hunger strike.