Uproar over police assault: Two men who beat up protesters seen standing with police minutes before baton charge

Under sharp criticism from Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi and students’ associations, police chief B S Bassi has ordered a probe into the use of violence against the students.

Watch video: Two Men In Civilian Clothes Who Assaulted Student Protesters Seen With Police Before Baton Charge

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In the new video, the two men are seen standing with the deployed police force behind a barricade, while students on the other side attempted to push through. The Station House Officer, Paharganj, Rajender Kumar is also seen standing next to one of the men — wearing a dark blue sleeveless jacket. The other man in a full-sleeve jacket is seen next to them.

In the 1.14 minute video the two men in civilian clothes are seen talking and engaging with the police force around them. Halfway through the video, the man in the sleeveless jacket is seen pacifying a constable emerging from the crowd of students. He puts his arms around the constable’s shoulder and after a short conversation he joins the police force in pushing protesters away from the barricade.

The men, in another video posted by an independent filmmaker, are seen beating students with police personnel. Police Monday had denied the men were part of the force.

Asked about the two men in civilian clothes with the police party, JCP S K Gautam said, “I am conducting an inquiry into the whole matter. I cannot say anything as of now, since the final report is yet to be made.”

Deputy Commissioner of Police (central) Parmaditya, who Monday told The Indian Express that the men shown into the first video were outsiders, said: “We are verifying these facts.”