Supreme Court to Form Panel to Probe Police Action During Delhi Student Protests
The Supreme Court of India has decided to form a high-powered committee comprising retired judges, a former DGP, and an ex-CBI director to investigate allegations of police excesses during the July 20 student protests in Delhi over NEET paper leaks. The panel will examine video evidence, complaints of violence, sexual harassment of female protesters, and social media victimisation. The court indicated it may quash FIRs against student protesters without serious criminal records, while cases involving individuals with prior grave offences will be pursued separately. The committee's mandate and members will be finalized after receiving suggestions from involved parties.
First-hand measurement across 15 sources
We measured how 15 outlets covered this story. Coverage leans balanced overall (Left 6%, Centre 94%, Right 0%). Overall sentiment is neutral (51/100). Lens Score 64/100.
Outlets measured: news18, english, timesnow, hindustantimes, thetelegraph, economictimes, thehindu, hindustantimes, and 7 more. See how each one headlined and framed the same story in the source comparison below.
AI Analysis
All 7 outlets scored close to centre on political lean. The real divergence here is in emphasis, not lean — compare the headlines below to see how each outlet chose to frame the same facts.
Sentiment ranged widely across outlets — from 28/100 to 68/100 — a sign the coverage itself was contested, not just reported.
Coverage timeline
freepressjournal broke this story on 18 Aug, 12:04 pm. Other outlets followed.