Assaulted in police vehicle, abandoned on wayside: John Brittas writes to President
CPI(M) Rajya Sabha member John Brittas alleged he was assaulted by police and abandoned on the roadside after being manhandled in a police vehicle. He wrote to the President and other officials, demanding accountability and action regarding the incident, which he stated undermines democratic freedoms. The incident occurred shortly after the Supreme Court's directions to protect peaceful protestors.