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Student and youth activists representing the National Students' Union of India and the Youth Congress addressed a press conference alongside Rahul Gandhi in Delhi, alleging severe police brutality, torture, and illegal detention during recent protests. Detainees, including female students from Delhi University, described physical assaults by police personnel inside detention buses and police stations, specifically pointing to instances of beatings and injuries sustained in Connaught Place. Rahul Gandhi addressed the gathering, urging youth to keep video evidence of any high-handedness for legal action, asserting that the united voice of the youth cannot be silenced. The Congress party accused authorities of orchestrating arbitrary detentions, using makeshift lockups near Rajiv Chowk, and suppressing peaceful democratic demonstrations across the national capital.
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