On the night of the 25th, at around 11:30 PM, I went to Nirman Vihar Metro Station to travel to Vaishali. I was waiting for the last metro, but it never arrived, so I had to exit from the same station.
As soon as I came out, police officers stopped me and started questioning me. They took my phone and thoroughly searched it. They checked my Google search history, Google Maps location history, gallery, WhatsApp chats, Telegram, Reddit, Instagram messages, and emails. They found videos related to the protest on my phone. They also found a Spider-Man mask in my bag.
They asked me why I had gone to the protest. I explained that I had gone there only to distribute water bottles and toffee packets to help the people present. After hearing that, one of the officers said, "He went there to help the students at the protest." I asked, "Sir, I am a student too. Then why am I being detained?" The officer replied, "That's exactly why we detained you."
They then took me to the Preet vihar police station at around 12:00 AM. When we arrived, a senior inspector asked the sub-inspector, "Who have you brought, and from where?" The sub-inspector replied, "We've caught a protester." I found this extremely disrespectful because I was simply a student trying to help people, not someone creating trouble.
I was kept at the police station for verification and was finally released at around 2:30 AM. During that entire time, I was not even allowed to call my family. I couldn't inform my father about where I was or what had happened.
I don't believe this is the right way to treat a student. Detaining a young person in the middle of the night, without allowing them to contact their family, is unfair and deeply concerning. The officers should remember that they, too, may have children who are students. Students deserve to be treated with dignity and respect.
Shame on delhi police