{"id":20180,"date":"2026-09-04T09:27:27","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T09:27:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=20180"},"modified":"2026-09-04T09:27:27","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T09:27:27","slug":"swatantra-bhardwaj-feel-the-power-swatantra-bhardwajs-instagram-story-after-cracking-cjp-protesters-skull-at-jantar-mantar-delhi-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=20180","title":{"rendered":"Swatantra Bhardwaj: \u2018Feel the power\u2019: Swatantra Bhardwaj&#8217;s Instagram story after \u2018cracking CJP protester\u2019s skull\u2019 at Jantar Mantar | Delhi News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133750932,imgsize-101696,width-400,height-225,resizemode-75\/delhi-police-denied-claims-of-political-influence-in-a-jantar-mantar-protest-violence-case-swatantra-bhardwaj-l-nishu-aazad-m-sanjay-kumar-r.jpg\" alt=\"\u2018Feel the power\u2019: Swatantra Bhardwaj's Instagram story after \u2018cracking CJP protester\u2019s skull\u2019 at Jantar Mantar\" title=\"Delhi Police denied claims of political influence in a Jantar Mantar protest violence case. (Swatantra Bhardwaj (L), Nishu Aazad (M), Sanjay Kumar (R)\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Delhi Police denied claims of political influence in a Jantar Mantar protest violence case. (Swatantra Bhardwaj (L), Nishu Aazad (M), Sanjay Kumar (R)\">Delhi Police denied claims of political influence in a Jantar Mantar protest violence case. (Swatantra Bhardwaj (L), Nishu Aazad (M), Sanjay Kumar (R)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"0\"\/>NEW DELHI: \u201cFeel the power!\u201d influencer Swatantra Bhardwaj posted a photograph flaunting his kada on Instagram, days after allegedly boasting in a podcast about \u201ccracking\u201d the skull of a CJP protester\u2019s father during a scuffle at Jantar Mantar.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"3\"\/>The Instagram story came around the time Delhi Police issued a clarification on the case, saying Sanjay Kumar, father of student protester Nishu Azad, suffered a head injury during the CJP protest but rejecting claims that his skull had been fractured.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"5\"\/>In the podcast video that triggered a political row, Bhardwaj is heard claiming, \u201cI cracked the skull of Nishu&#8217;s father,\u201d while alleging that his political connections had helped him avoid jail.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"9\"\/><\/p>\n<div data-pos=\"0\" class=\"id-r-component iIpbx undefined  &#10;        \">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Bhardwaj posted a photograph of himself showing his kada on Instagram with the caption, \u201cFeel the power!\u201d\" msid=\"133750943\" imgsize=\"58838\" resizemode=\"4\" width=\"\" title=\"\" placeholdersrc=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/83033472.cms\" offsetvertical=\"0\" placeholdermsid=\"47529300\" type=\"thumb\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/imgsize-58838,msid-133750943\/bhardwaj-posted-a-photograph-of-himself-showing-his-kada-on-instagram-with-the-caption-feel-the-power.jpg\" data-api-prerender=\"true\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>He claimed that a call from Delhi minister Kapil Mishra had helped him remain free and referred to Mishra, Chirag Paswan and Prime Minister Narendra Modi as his \u201celder brothers\u201d, claiming to enjoy their support.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>Delhi Police rejected allegations of political interference as \u201cfactually incorrect and baseless\u201d, saying due legal action had been taken against Bhardwaj and another accused.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>According to police, Kumar, 38, a Ghaziabad resident, sustained a head injury during a scuffle at the CJP protest at Jantar Mantar on June 23. The injury was caused by a kada worn by one of the alleged assailants and not by a weapon, police said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/>Kumar was examined at RML Hospital, where his injuries were described as simple in nature. Police said claims that his skull had been fractured were not supported by the medical records.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"22\"\/>A case was registered at Parliament Street police station based on Kumar&#8217;s complaint. Police said Suraj Kumar, 24, and Bhardwaj, 21, were detained from the protest site, served notices and interrogated during the investigation.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"25\"\/>\u201cDue legal action has been taken, and chargesheet would be filed before the competent court soon,\u201d police said, adding that the matter had been handled strictly according to law and procedure.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"27\"\/>The Cockroach Janta Party, meanwhile, demanded stronger action against Bhardwaj, describing his statements in the podcast as an \u201copen admission\u201d. Party spokesperson Saurav Das said CJP members would visit Parliament Street police station on Friday to seek justice for Kumar and his daughter Nishu.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"31\"\/>Congress leader Rahul Gandhi also questioned why Bhardwaj had allegedly remained free despite his purported statements in the video. AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal and TMC MP Mahua Moitra also targeted the BJP over the controversy.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"33\"\/>Nishu, who has expressed concerns about her family&#8217;s safety, said she would continue her fight against injustice and casteism and would join her father during the visit to the police station.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"35\"\/>Police have maintained that there was no undue influence or interference in the case and said a chargesheet would be filed before the competent court soon.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/delhi\/feel-the-power-man-flaunts-kada-after-boasting-of-cracking-cjp-protesters-skull-at-jantar-mantar-claims-political-links-saved-him-from-jail\/articleshow\/133750724.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Delhi Police denied claims of political influence in a Jantar Mantar protest violence case. 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