Hyderabad, Oct. 5 -- Delhi Police on Monday, October 5, detained 18 people, including a woman who has accused an Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) of molesting her, as they demanded the registration of a First Information Report (FIR) against the officer.

Legal affairs head of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), Ratna Singh, alleged on X that the detainees were assaulted in police custody. "Two of those detained were allegedly brutally beaten," she said, adding that the woman had told her about the assault. Singh said all 18 were being held at Delhi Cantt police station.

"Instead of protecting the victim and registering an FIR, why are those demanding justice being detained and assaulted? Shame on you, Delhi police, release all of the...