Protest in Delhi Against Clean Chit to CJI, 35 people including 25 women detained by police

New Delhi, (10/5/2019):* 35 people, including 25 women were detained today for trying to carry out a protest march at Mandi House against the clean chit given to the Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi in the sexual harassment complaint.

Heavy police force was deployed in the area in view of the protest which was organised by several women organisations. They were taken to the Mandir Marg police station.

Earlier on Wednesday, 17 women were also detained while they were protesting in Connaught Place.

CJI Gogoi on Monday got a clean chit from the apex court’s In-House Inquiry Committee which “has found no substance” in the allegations of sexual harassment levelled against him by a former woman employee of the Supreme Court.

Raising objection to the clean chit given to Gogoi, several protesters, mainly women, holding banners were protesting at Gate No 7 of the Connaught place metro station. They were asked to protest at Jantar Mantar but they continued to protest at Connaught place.

Seventeen women were detained and taken to Mandir Marg police station. However, they were released later, police had said. That came a day after 55 protesters, mostly women lawyers and activists, were detained outside the Supreme Court.