India's police accused of exercising 'absolute brutality' against peaceful protesters

To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Cover image: Police accused of exercising absolute brutality against student protesters REUTERS - Sonu Kishan 04:44 Issued on: 23/07/2026 - 12:48 Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has vowed "stringent punishment" for those involved in exam fraud that fuelled student anger. Those are his first direct comments tied to the major protests challenging his government. Meanwhile, the movement has spread from the capital city to other major cities. FRANCE 24's Sarah Jacob tells us about the latest. Keywords for this article