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This heavy-handed response was state-sanctioned violence masked as crowd control. The continued impunity after a month is a testament to that,

Aakar Patel · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-24

Patel described the heavy-handed response as state-sanctioned violence masked as crowd control.

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