The Delhi Police on Friday told the Delhi High Court that students and activists allegedly detained earlier this month in the city are under investigation for the alleged disappearance of a woman and supporting Maoist/Naxalite ideologies.
In an affidavit filed before the High Court, the police said that the persons were called for “lawful questioning” on March 12, March 13 and March 14 and allowed to leave each day with specific directions to appear as directed in the notice.
The allegations of abduction, wrongful confinement, torture, sexual harassment and illegal seizure are “false, fabricated, and devoid of any material particulars”, the affidavits said.“No such acts were committed by the officials of the Special Cell or any other agency. The investigation was conducted strictly in accordance with law and due procedure,” the affidavit stated.
The Court was also told that CCTV cameras at two locations, whose footage was ordered to be preserved, were not working.The affidavits were filed before a bench of Justices Navin Chawla and Ravinder Dudeja which is hearing a batch of habeas corpus petitions filed by the kin of several activists who were allegedly picked up by the police. The activists have alleged torture by the police.
In the affidavit, it is the police’s case that they received a complaint on July 8, 2025, from a man stating that his daughter, referred to as “Ms V”, went missing on July 3, 2025, from her residence in Delhi's Ber Sarai. She was stated to be active in civil rights campaigns and became unreachable via phone and social media.The complaint further alleged that she may have come into contact with individuals associated with Maoist or Naxalite ideologies and could have been “brainwashed, indoctrinated, or illegally detained.”
According to the police, the complainant specifically named several individuals and organisations, including Rudra Bikram Roy, Ehtamam ul Haque, Samrat, Gaurav, and Gauraang. The individuals are allegedly associated with Bhagat Singh Chatra Ekta Manch (BSCEM), Forum Against Corporatisation and Militarisation (FACAM), Yuva Sangharsh Morcha (YSM), and Nazariya magazine, “which are alleged to be platforms for anti-national and Naxalite, the police said.
Based on the complaint, an FIR was registered on July 15 under Section 127(3) (wrongful confinement) read with Section 61 (criminal conspiracy) of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS). The FIR was not uploaded online due to its contents being very sensitive and related to banned organisations. It has also been stated that before the FIR was registered, certain individuals were questioned and released “in accordance with due process of law”.
On March 16, the High Court had ordered preservation of CCTV footage at locations from where the activists were allegedly picked up. The Delhi Police has now said that CCTV cameras at two of those locations – Dyal Singh College back gate and Maurice Nagar – were not working on the relevant date and time. The case will be heard next on April 23.
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