New Delhi, July 20 -- Providing the first official law enforcement briefing on the high-intensity demonstrations in central Delhi, the Delhi Police on Monday confirmed they resorted to crowd-control measures following instances of violence, including stone-pelting, from the crowd.

Speaking to ANI, Madhur Verma, the Joint Commissioner of Police (Joint CP) for the Central Range, stated that the student march toward Parliament had violated active prohibitory orders, transforming the gathering into an unauthorised congregation that required immediate police intervention.

"There was an unlawful assembly that had to be dealt with; there were some incidents of stone-pelting, and the Delhi Police have detained some protesters. Appropriate actio...