Addressing the media, Deputy Commissioner of Police (East Delhi) Abhishek Dhania mentioned, “West Bengal CM posted on ‘X' {that a} Bengali-speaking lady and her little one had been assaulted by the Delhi Police. Proper after receiving the knowledge, we initiated the inquiry and found that the girl's title is Sanjanu Parveen… Through the interrogation, she mentioned that on twenty sixth July, round 10:30 pm, 4 policemen who had been of their civil garments got here to their home and took them away to a secluded space the place they beat them up and demanded Rs. 25,000 from them, which they gave them.”
The DCP said that after seeing the seriousness of the crime, groups had been fashioned. “Understanding the seriousness of the scenario, we've got fashioned a number of groups since final night time. Primarily based on technical and native intelligence, in addition to CCTV footage, we've got gathered numerous proof. Primarily based on that proof, we discovered that the entire story instructed by this girl is baseless…”
“Through the interrogation, she talked about that her relative, who lives within the Malda district of West Bengal, is a political employee, and on his request, she made this baseless video and shared it with him. Later, he circulated the video within the native media… After an intensive investigation and inquiry, we've got concluded that your complete video is baseless and fabricated. This video has been intentionally circulated on social media to tarnish the picture of the Delhi Police. Additional investigation continues to be occurring,” he added.
Earlier, on July 27, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee posted the video on the social media platform X, expressing outrage over the alleged incident and wrote, “Atrocious!! Horrible!! See how Delhi police brutally beat up a child and his mom, members of a migrant household from Malda's Chanchal. See how even a baby isn't spared from the cruelty of violence within the regime of linguistic terror unleashed by the BJP within the nation in opposition to the Bengalis! The place are they taking our nation now ?”