# Delhi Police Register POCSO FIR Against Swatantra Bhardwaj Over Alleged Assault

Delhi Police registered a fresh FIR under the POCSO Act against influencer Swatantra Bhardwaj regarding allegations of assaulting a student's father.

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Delhi Police registered a fresh FIR against Swatantra Bhardwaj under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act on a complaint by minor activist Nishu Azad alleging online threats and harassment. [^1]

Abhijeet Dipke, founder of the Cockroach Janata Party, called for the prosecution of Delhi Police DCP Sachin Sharma for alleged inaction against Swatantra Bhardwaj. [^2]

Swatantra Bhardwaj claimed in a viral interview that he cracked the skull of Nishu Azad's father during a CJP protest at Jantar Mantar in July, stating the man needed 60 stitches and was taken away in an ambulance. [^3]

Swatantra Bhardwaj, a 22-year-old self-described 'kattar' Hindu and influencer, was detained in Uttar Pradesh on Friday after the Cockroach Janta Party staged a protest outside the Parliament Street police station. [^4]

The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act was added to the earlier FIR registered in connection with the case, according to news agency ANI. [^5]

Delhi Police stated that Sanjay Kumar suffered a simple head injury during a scuffle and rejected claims that his skull had been fractured. [^6]

Dipke alleged that Nishu Azad begged DCP Sachin Sharma and Delhi police to arrest Swatantra Bhardwaj after her father was assaulted, but the culprits remained free for two months. [^7]

## What this stands on

1. Delhi Police registered a fresh FIR against Swatantra Bhardwaj under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act on a complaint by minor activist Nishu Azad alleging online threats and harassment. (mint, News)
2. Abhijeet Dipke, founder of the Cockroach Janata Party, called for the prosecution of Delhi Police DCP Sachin Sharma for alleged inaction against Swatantra Bhardwaj. (Hindustan Times, News)
3. Swatantra Bhardwaj claimed in a viral interview that he cracked the skull of Nishu Azad's father during a CJP protest at Jantar Mantar in July, stating the man needed 60 stitches and was taken away in an ambulance. (mint, News)
4. Swatantra Bhardwaj, a 22-year-old self-described 'kattar' Hindu and influencer, was detained in Uttar Pradesh on Friday after the Cockroach Janta Party staged a protest outside the Parliament Street police station. (mint, News)
5. The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act was added to the earlier FIR registered in connection with the case, according to news agency ANI. (mint, News)
6. Delhi Police stated that Sanjay Kumar suffered a simple head injury during a scuffle and rejected claims that his skull had been fractured. (Hindustan Times, News)
7. Dipke alleged that Nishu Azad begged DCP Sachin Sharma and Delhi police to arrest Swatantra Bhardwaj after her father was assaulted, but the culprits remained free for two months. (Hindustan Times, News)

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