According to reports, body cameras were used by officers involved in crowd management and security at protest sites. The available material does not specify how many devices were distributed or how many officers were involved.
The distribution was reported in connection with an INDIA bloc protest and other mobilisations linked to the Election Commission of India, including those connected with the so-called SIR. However, the available information does not establish an exact date for the protest or the use of the cameras.
Hindustan Times reports that the cameras were assigned to personnel responsible for crowd management and security near protest sites, as well as along the roads leading to the Election Commission office. This detail comes from a single source among those available.
Reports have linked the measure to allegations of sexual harassment or other misconduct attributed to police personnel during an earlier protest at Jantar Mantar. The allegations remain allegations in the information reviewed and have not been established by the material provided.
The Hindu reports that three women journalists accused officers of sexual harassment during that protest; according to the same publication, one of them accused Assistant Commissioner of Police Vivek Bhagat of assault. These are allegations reported by the source, not facts proven by the available information.
A petition, also described as a Public Interest Litigation, was filed with the Delhi High Court seeking to make the use of body cameras mandatory for police personnel involved in managing protests.
The sources therefore agree that the devices were used or distributed, but the available material contains no explicit statement from the Delhi Police confirming a general policy or explaining how it would be implemented. It also does not indicate either the number of cameras or the number of officers involved.