Crime & Law · India
Stone-filled truck and protest violence near Parliament debated
Reports detail a stone-filled truck found near Jantar Mantar, which was reportedly in police custody for four days prior to its discovery. Officials claim political infiltration led to continued stone-pelting by protesters, with some reaching within 100 meters of Parliament. The Congress party flagged contradictions in police and counsel accounts regarding the truck, calling its presence a security failure. Families of injured Delhi police officers also claimed outsiders infiltrated the Jantar Mantar protest, which reportedly injured 200 officers.
How outlets across the spectrum covered it
Left 4 · Centre 5 · Right 4 n = 13
- Left (4): National Herald, Newslaundry, Scroll.in, The Hindu
- Centre (5 votes, 6 outlets): Deccan Chronicle, Hindustan Times, Mathrubhumi English, Navbharat Times · The Times of India (Times Group — 1 vote), The Lallantop
- Right (4 votes, 5 outlets): Aaj Tak · India Today (India Today Group — 1 vote), Dainik Jagran, Swarajya, The Pioneer