Man Who Boasted of Assaulting Dalit Student's Father at CJP Protest Detained

A man named Swatantra Bhardwaj, who identified himself as a hardline Hindu, has been detained by authorities following a viral video in which he boasted about assaulting the father of a student at a CJP protest. In the video, Bhardwaj claimed to have 'cracked the skull' of the victim, referred to as Nishu's father. The case drew widespread attention after the clip circulated online, prompting political and social leaders to respond. Congress representatives, the Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP), and activist Chandrashekhar Azad all gathered at the police station in connection with the incident. Bhardwaj now faces charges under the SC/ST Atrocities Act.