India, July 27 -- It was not just a Delhi event. Similar protests occurred nationwide on the same day over the same issues and continued in the days that followed - still ongoing at the time of this write-up. But nowhere were the protests met with the violence seen in Delhi. Protesters were beaten and tear-gas shells fired, as seen in videos circulating on social media. Injuries were aplenty.

Videos circulating on social media showed protesters of both sexes and all ages being beaten with tear-gas shells fired into crowds, leaving many injured. Several media outlets documented the scale of the violence. Frontline published a photograph of a youth who had sustained pellet injuries and was reportedly likely to lose an eye. The Hindu repor...