Families of injured Delhi Police personnel demand justice

Family members of Delhi Police personnel injured during the 20th July protest at Jantar Mantar have alleged that police officers were deliberately targeted during the demonstration. Addressing a press conference in New Delhi on Friday, they claimed that personnel deployed on the frontline were surrounded, pelted with stones and physically assaulted by violent elements in the crowd. The family members also claimed several police personnel sustained serious injuries during the incident. "Behind a uniform, there is not just a policeman. Behind him is his mother, father, wife, children, and the entire family who wait late into the night for him to return home safely," a woman told reporters. 

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A son of an Assistant Sub-Inspector alleged that in the protest his father suffered a head injury requiring stitches. While a daughter of a Sub-Inspector said that her father was allegedly dragged by the crowd and was later admitted to Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital in an unconscious condition. What hurt him the most was that when he went on social media, people were portraying his father as a "criminal".They urged the authorities to ensure strict action against those responsible for the alleged attacks and called for greater protection for police personnel deployed during public demonstrations.They pointed out their loved ones who serve in the police department were simply doing their duty and they don't deserve to be abused or labelled as aggressors.