July 20 Parliament protest: First FIR invokes attempt to murder charge
The first FIR registered in connection with the July 20 violence near Parliament has invoked attempt to murder charges, along with multiple other serious provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), according to a copy of the FIR accessed by ANI. The FIR was registered at the Kartavya Path Police Station based on the complaint of a police inspector posted there. It pertains to the violence that broke out on Rafi Marg, near Rail Bhavan and close to Parliament. Police detail sequence of events According to the complaint, the inspector was deployed from 5 am at C-Hexagon, Zone-11 (Pink Booth). After receiving a wireless message, the police team reached the barricades near the Rail Bhavan roundabout, where thousands of protesters had gathered, reported ANI. The FIR states that repeated announcements were made over loudspeakers informing the crowd that prohibitory orders under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) were in force and that no permission had been granted for the protest. Despite the warnings, the protesters allegedly continued raising slogans and refused to …
