India, July 27 -- As many as a thousand people, who allegedly attacked police personnel and vandalised vehicles during the Cockroach Janta Party's (CJP) Chalo Sansad march on July 20, have criminal records, Delhi police officials familiar with the matter told HT on Monday.

Of the 2,873 people identified through CCTV footage, 989 were found to have criminal antecedents, including cases of murder, dacoity, robbery, sexual assault, kidnapping and other offences, an official, who did not wish to be named, said.

A report submitted to the government found that 101 of those identified have been booked in murder cases, 284 in dacoity and robbery cases, and 92 in sexual assault and other crimes against women and children, HT has learnt.

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