Priors
December 2012 Delhi gang-rape protests

Tear gas

22 Dec 2012

In power
INC — Delhi Police
Acted
Police, Delhi

On 22 December Delhi Police and Rapid Action Force personnel used water cannon, tear gas and baton charges to push back protesters who gathered at Raisina Hill, near Rashtrapati Bhavan and Parliament House, and tried to march towards Rashtrapati Bhavan. Some protesters tried to break through barricades, and buses and police vehicles were damaged. Al Jazeera reported that some women protesters were injured when police charged them near a central government building. Delhi Police registered a case of rioting and damage to public property at Parliament Street police station. [4][5][3][2][1]

  • 35 civilians injured on 22 December, said Delhi Police (spokesperson Rajan Bhagat) [4]
  • 37 police personnel injured on 22 December, said Delhi Police (spokesperson Rajan Bhagat) [4]
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The same action under other governments

For each party in power, its most recent tear gas in another entry. Chosen by this rule, not by hand.

  1. 2026Cockroach Janta Party protests over exam paper leaksIn power: BJP — Delhi Police
  2. 2022Protests against the Agnipath military recruitment scheme, June 2022In power: JD(U) — Bihar
  3. 2017Jallikattu protests in Tamil Nadu, January 2017In power: AIADMK — Tamil Nadu
  4. 2011Ramlila Maidan midnight police action on Baba Ramdev's campIn power: INC — Delhi Police
  5. 2006Kalinganagar police firingIn power: BJD — Odisha

Sources

  1. 1India widens crackdown on gang-rape protestsAl Jazeera, 24 Dec 2012T5 SecondaryArchived 24 Dec 2012
  2. 2Parties condemn police actionPTI via The Assam Tribune, 22 Dec 2012T5 SecondaryArchived 6 Jul 2022
  3. 3India gang-rape protests dispersed by police using teargas and water cannonThe Guardian, Jason Burke, 23 Dec 2012T4 Report
  4. 4Riot-like situation sweeps 'helpless' cityDeccan Herald, Vishnu Sukumaran, 23 Dec 2012T4 Report
  5. 5In India, demonstrators and police clash at rape protestThe New York Times (republished by NDTV), Gardiner Harris, Hari Kumar, 23 Dec 2012T4 ReportArchived 23 Dec 2012