The FIR, filed at Kartavya Path Police Station, alleges that demonstrators surrounded officers, hurled stones and slippers, and tried to breach barricades with intent to kill. Thirteen sections of the new Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita were invoked; including Section 109(1), the most serious. While police describe their response as a 'mild lathi-charge' and blame protesters for initiating violence, eyewitnesses and the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) contest the narrative. Over 129 police personnel and 60+ protesters were injured. This isn't just about a protest; it’s about the shrinking space for dissent, the weight of criminal charges in political demonstrations, and whether a 'mild' response justifies an attempt-to-murder charge. As 15 FIRs pile up and DCPs deploy across Delhi, one question lingers: When does protest become punishable; and when does protection become persecution?