The Cockroach Janta Party will launch a dedicated website to identify police officers who allegedly used violence during a crackdown on July 20 [2].
The move represents an attempt to use crowdsourced digital evidence to bypass official police reluctance in filing First Information Reports. By documenting specific officers, the party aims to force legal accountability for actions taken during protests in New Delhi.
Saurav Das, a spokesperson for the Cockroach Janta Party, said the initiative was announced on July 24 [3]. The portal will allow injured protesters and witnesses to upload photographs and videos of the personnel involved in the clashes [1].
"We are launching a website where injured protesters and those who were assaulted by the police can upload pictures of the police personnel involved," Das said. "We will file complaints against them and move the court if the Delhi Police does not register FIRs" [1].
The crackdown occurred on July 20 [2] during protests centered at Jantar Mantar and a planned meeting at the Constitution Club [4]. During those events, Delhi Police detained more than 25 students [5].
The CJP intends to use the collected evidence to file formal complaints against the identified officers. If the Delhi Police refuse to register the FIRs, the party said it will pursue the matter through the court system [1].
This digital strategy follows a period of tension in the capital, where internet services were previously cut until noon to disrupt coordination among protesters [4]. The party's focus on individual identification is designed to prevent officers from remaining anonymous behind uniforms during legal proceedings.
“"We will file complaints against them and move the court if the Delhi Police does not register FIRs."”
The CJP's initiative shifts the burden of identification from the state to the public. By creating a public repository of visual evidence, the party is attempting to create a 'digital dossier' that makes it politically and legally difficult for the Delhi Police to ignore complaints of misconduct, effectively using transparency as a tool for judicial leverage.
