India, July 28 -- The use of force during the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP)'s march to Parliament, which descended into chaos last week, was the culmination of "unauthorised escalation, repeated warnings, barricade breaches, vehicle damage, and continued unprovoked heckling of both police and the press", security officials familiar with the developments said.

A review is underway to examine whether the graded police response was correctly calibrated at each stage, the role of "disruptive elements" distinct from the genuine protester body, and any lapses by law enforcement personnel that may warrant scrutiny, the officials said. While acknowledging that the use of force was "a matter of record", they insisted it was neither isolated nor unp...