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Students vs the State

Each incident is a live record, not an article: new evidence updates the investigation it belongs to instead of becoming a new post. Some record force. Others record cases registered or people detained, and each says which.

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Incident map

This map plots documented incidents, not allegations. Where a precise location has not been established, the pin sits on the state and says so.

Basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors © CARTO. Pins carry the incident's evidence state, not its severity.

Why these. They come from two waves of protest, in July and in October 2026, and involve the same question: who authorised what the state did. The authority structures behind them differ: Delhi sits under a Union-administered police force, the others under state governments. The October incidents are kept apart from the July ones because the Supreme Court's order of 1 September is reported to cover only the protests of 20 to 25 July.

If you know of another incident that belongs in this archive, tell us. It will be assessed on evidence.