‘Blindfolded’, 'Abducted': Student Activists Allege Torture, Sexual Harassment by Delhi Police
Tarushi Aswani | 21 March 2026 | The Wire
New Delhi: A week ago, life changed dramatically for 10 student activists who were suddenly picked up and detained by the Delhi Police’s Special Cell. After allegedly being tortured physically, verbally and mentally, the students want justice – but more immediately, they fear what the future may hold.
On the afternoon of March 12, 2026, Shiv Kumar, a labour rights activist with the Mazdoor Adhikar Sangathan, and Ilakkiya, a student activist, said they were “abducted” from the back gate of Dyal Singh College, University of Delhi. Allegedly blindfolded, pushed and shoved into a vehicle by people dressed in civil clothes, Kumar and Ilakkiya were petrified….