Jantar Mantar Protests: Protestor Moves Supreme Court Alleging Rape, Abduction Threats
"There are continuing threats of rape and abduction," court was told today.
A woman who participated in the Jantar Mantar protests against the NEET Paper leak, has approached the Supreme Court alleging that she has been receiving threats of rape and abduction.
The matter was mentioned before a Chief Justice of India Surya Kant led bench who agreed to list her plea on August 18, along with other matters connected to the CJP protests.
"There are continuing threats of rape and abduction," the counsel told the court.
The Supreme Court has been seized of various petitions concerning the recent protests that originated in New Delhi and spread to various parts of the country.
Court has recently also issued notice in a petition seeking to fix responsibility on the organisers of the recent protests against the NEET paper leak and tagged it with similar pending petitions.
Recently, the Supreme Court had also directed that the State government are at liberty to withdraw FIRs registered against the protestors involved in the recent protests that happened in various parts of the country over the NEET paper leak. As a CJI Surya Kant led bench clarified that those FIRs registered against persons who are already accused of grave and heinous offences may not be withdrawn, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta informed the bench that 2700 such FIRs shall not be withdrawn.
Earlier, Court had directed that no coercive action would taken against the protestors involved in the recent protests. A Bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana had also ordered immediate release of minors detained by police across different States except those with criminal background.
Bench: CJI Kant, Justice Bagchi and Justice Mohana
Hearing Date: August 14, 2026