Lathis, tear gas and injured protesters: The ‘Chalo Sansad’ crackdown in pictures

Newslaundry · Jul 21, 2026

Ramit Verma was still bleeding when he turned around to face the officer who had hit him.“The first blow landed on my head, and I started bleeding immediately,” Verma told Newslaundry. “When I confronted the officer and asked him to hit me more if he wanted to, he struck my bleeding head with the lathi again.”Verma was one of hundreds hurt on Monday, July 20, as Delhi Police baton-charged and tear-gassed students marching from Jantar Mantar towards Parliament on the opening day of the Monsoon Session.More than 100 people were injured. Around 100 of them, including 10 police personnel, had…