# SC committee to hear pellet gun complaints on 29 October 2026-10-24T17:26:33+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets The Supreme Court-appointed High Power Inquiry Committee (HPEC) will hear complaints and record evidence on 29 October over alleged police violence during the July protests at Delhi's Jantar Mantar. The committee, led by former Supreme Court judge Justice R. Subhash Reddy, will specifically examine the alleged use of pellet guns, targeting of individuals, harassment of women protesters, excessive force, and property damage by both sides. Affected persons can submit complaints and evidence in person at Shiksha Sadan, 17 Rouse Avenue Institutional Area, between 11:30 am and 3 pm on the hearing day. A valid identity card is required. The committee has also launched an online portal at hpec.nic.in for submitting statements and documents. The Supreme Court has directed the panel to ensure the safety and confidentiality of sensitive witnesses. The violent clash between student protesters and security forces occurred on 20 July during a march towards Parliament. The agitation, which began on 20 June at Jantar Mantar and spread to other cities, was withdrawn on 25 July after former Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Both Aaj Tak and TV9 Hindi provide uniform straight news coverage of the Supreme Court committee's scheduled hearing, reporting the same factual details without discernible editorial slant. The coverage sticks closely to official announcements: the committee's composition, the dates and venue for evidence collection, the list of allegations including pellet gun use and harassment, and the withdrawal of the protest after Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation. Neither outlet emphasises or downplays any party's claims, they present the allegations as allegations. The key open question remains whether the committee's hearings will yield evidence that confirms or contradicts the claims of excessive force on either side, with the next concrete step being the 29 October session. ## Coverage Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral - aajtak.in (neutral report) Straight factual reporting, lists allegations without slant. - tv9hindi.com (neutral report) Wire-style report, includes both sides' allegations neutrally. This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Tags: Delhi Police, High Power Inquiry Committee, Jantar Mantar, Justice R. Subhash Reddy, Supreme Court of India Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/sc-committee-to-hear-pellet-gun-complaints-on-29-october/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/sc-committee-to-hear-pellet-gun-complaints-on-29-october/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports 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. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/