# Amnesty evidence lab finds Delhi Police force unprofessional 2026-08-24T19:17:26+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Amnesty International's Evidence Lab has verified that Delhi Police and other security forces used disproportionate force, including pellet-firing shotguns and tear gas, against protesters in Delhi and Siwan, Bihar, between July 20 and 24. The rights body said the force breached domestic policing guidelines and international law, contradicting Delhi Police's denial of excessive force and its claim before the Supreme Court that the response was 'professional'. Amnesty verified 17 videos from central Delhi and two from Siwan, showing officers from Delhi Police, the Rapid Action Force and the CRPF. One video shows an RAF officer firing a shotgun into a crowd. Two protesters were seen with wounds consistent with birdshot, a hunting round not designed for law enforcement. Amnesty also found that no warning was given before firing, and tear gas was launched directly at protesters, violating UN guidelines. Amnesty called on Indian authorities to order a prompt and impartial investigation into the use of force and to end the use of birdshot and electric shock devices. Aakar Patel, chair of Amnesty India, said the response was 'state-sanctioned violence masked as crowd control'. No action has been taken against any officer a month after the events. ## Indian Opinion Analysis The Amnesty report directly challenges the Delhi Police's account, which the Supreme Court accepted in July when it refused to order a probe. The court had asked protesters to approach a designated forum instead. The Bureau of Police Research and Development's standard operating procedures, which the report cites, are advisory guidelines, not binding law. For a formal inquiry, the Delhi government or the Union home ministry would need to order a magisterial probe under the Commission of Inquiry Act. Without political will, the call for an investigation is unlikely to lead to action, leaving the protesters without a remedy as the matter stands. ## Coverage - nationalheraldindia.com Frames the police response as state-sanctioned violence and impunity, leading with Amnesty's criticism This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Amnesty International, CRPF, Delhi Police, Jantar Mantar, Rapid Action Force, Supreme Court Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/amnesty-evidence-lab-finds-delhi-police-force-unprofessional/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/amnesty-evidence-lab-finds-delhi-police-force-unprofessional/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/