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Air pollution protest: Delhi cops arrest 22 for assault, use of pepper spray

According to the police, the protest took a violent turn on Sunday when some demonstrators allegedly used pepper spray on police personnel while being removed from the site. An officer stressed that India Gate is not a designated protest venue

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Police and security personnel remove protesters from India Gate on Sunday. PIC/PTI

Police and security personnel remove protesters from India Gate on Sunday. PIC/PTI

The Delhi Police on Monday said it has arrested at least 22 people for allegedly obstructing police personnel, assaulting them, and blocking traffic during a protest at India Gate against rising air pollution levels in the capital, news agency PTI reported.

Two separate first information reports (FIRs) have been registered — one at the Sansad Marg Police Station and another at the Kartavya Path Police Station — under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), including charges related to outraging the modesty of women.

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