The High-Powered Enquiry Committee (HPEC) has launched a complaint portal for people affected by violence during the July protests at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar and other locations, allowing civilians, police personnel and other security forces to submit complaints, evidence and statements. The portal also permits complainants and witnesses to keep their identities confidential.
The committee was constituted by the Supreme Court to investigate allegations linked to the protests by the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP). According to a statement issued by the department on Saturday, the enquiry will examine issues identified in the Supreme Court’s orders of August 18 and September 10, 2026.
The statement said complaints involving the use of pellet guns, targeted violence, harassment of women protesters, excessive violence by both sides and damage to property would receive priority. The portal is available at hpec.nic.in and has been designed to allow affected people and other relevant parties to upload their complaints and supporting material.
The department said the portal was designed to provide safeguards for sensitive witnesses. People who have been affected can choose to keep their identity secret and confidential while submitting information. The committee has asked complainants and other parties connected to the events to use the specified formats to upload their statements or complaints.
The portal provides four ways to submit information. An affected person, including a police officer, can file a complaint directly. A witness or complainant who wants to remain anonymous can use a separate option. A third format is available for confidential information, while the fourth is for suggestions to the HPEC. The portal also contains category-specific questions and allows users to attach documents and other evidence.
People can upload photographs and videos relating to injuries, incidents or medical reports. The form also asks whether the affected person experienced sexual harassment. The availability of these fields means that the committee is seeking both first-person accounts and documentary material connected to the incidents, although the portal itself does not establish the truth of any individual allegation.
Complaints can also be submitted in person at the HPEC office at Shiksha Sadan, 17 Rouse Avenue Institutional Area, New Delhi 110002, on working days between 2 pm and 4 pm. Submissions may additionally be sent by post to the same address or emailed to hpec2026.enquiry@nic.in.
The committee’s remit includes questions concerning pellet guns, electric shock batons, violence against protesters and police personnel, compensation and targeted attacks, according to the statement cited in the report. The Supreme Court orders referred to by the department set out the issues to be examined by the panel.
The portal follows allegations that the Rapid Action Force, operating under Delhi Police command during the July protests, used pellet guns against demonstrators. The report said pellet guns had been classified alongside tear gas, rubber bullets and smoke grenades as non-lethal crowd-control equipment and included in the RAF’s crowd-control manual. Opposition parties, student groups and experts questioned their use against student protesters. The committee’s investigation and the submissions received through the portal will now form part of the process outlined in the Supreme Court’s directions.
