MIDNIGHT TERROR AT RAMLILA MAIDAN: POLICE BATON-CHARGE SLEEPING PROTESTERS
Tear Gas Fired on Women & Children at 1 AM; Rajbala Succumbs to Spinal Injuries
At 1:00 AM on 4 June 2011, thousands of Delhi Police and paramilitary personnel stormed Ramlila Maidan where over 50,000 citizens, women, and elderly were sleeping in support of an anti-corruption and black money fast.
Police lobbed tear gas shells into the enclosed tent and unleashed a brutal lathi charge on sleeping demonstrators. A 51-year-old woman, Rajbala, sustained fatal spinal fractures and died after battling for life.
The Supreme Court took suo motu cognizance and severely censured the UPA government for violating fundamental rights to peaceful assembly and sleep.
📌 Key Figures & Decision Makers
- ▸ P. Chidambaram (Home Minister)
- ▸ Baba Ramdev
- ▸ Delhi Police Commissioner
- • Supreme Court Suo Motu Cognizance Judgment: In Re Ramlila Maidan Incident (2012) 5 SCC 1 (Supreme Court of India, 2012)