Amnesty Cites Electric Shock Devices, Pellet Guns in Youth Rally Probe
Indian security forces deployed electric shock devices, pellet guns, and batons against youth demonstrators in New Delhi and Bihar during July demonstrations over national exam leaks, rights group Amnesty International stated on Monday. The findings challenge official police accounts, adding international scrutiny to law enforcement actions as human rights organizations and legal bodies press for accountability following the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan last month.
Supreme Court sets up investigative panel as documented abuses spark formal police case
In Bihar’s Siwan district, verified visual evidence confirmed a police officer unlawfully used lethal force against a crowd in two separate instances, while demonstrators in Delhi faced pellet-firing shotguns, tear gas launchers, and stun weapons. Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi staged a sit-in at a Delhi police station alongside a 19-year-old demonstrator wounded by pellets during the July 20 march toward parliament, prompting officers to formally register a criminal case over the complaint.
The violent crackdown follows weeks of expanding demonstrations organized by the online Cockroach Janta Party that began over the Neet-UG 2026 medical entrance exam leak and evolved into widespread youth protests against unemployment and governance.
