Seven policemen were injured and 18 students were arrested after UPSC aspirants clashed violently with police on Wednesday night in North and North-West Delhi areas. The protesters also burnt a police checkpost in Nehru Vihar.
Heavy police deployment has been done to ensure peace in the areas. UPSC aspirants, who were protesting at Mukherjee Nagar demanding the scrapping of Civil Service Aptitude Test (CSAT) examinations, turned violent and pelted stones at policemen, burnt two DTC buses and a Nehru Vihar Police checkpost. The crowd began the protest at 8.00 pm at Mukherjee Nagar, moved to Nehru Vihar and blocked traffic. The areas where the clash took place included Mukherjee Nagar, Gandhi Vihar, Timarpur and Nehru Vihar.
Police was forced to lathicharge and arrest 18 aspirants for provoking the crowd. During the incident, seven policemen were injured. “All 18 accused have been charged under Sections of IPC for disturbing peace and damaging public property. The arrested persons were produced before the Tis Hazari Court and were later released on bail,” said DCP North Madhur Verma.
According to the residents of Nehru Vihar, police reached the spot after a local made a PCR call about a police post being burnt down in Nehru Vihar area. This is the second violent clash between the protesters and the students in the last 10 days.