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Who Abandoned Junaid? The Truth About Police, CJP & Funding

0h 15m video Published Jul 27, 2026 Transcribed Aug 6, 2026 S Shubhankar Mishra
Intermediate 8 min read For: Viewers interested in Indian politics, social movements, and legal procedures.
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"The title promises a truth investigation but delivers a one-sided narrative with speculation and unanswered questions."

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This video investigates the case of Mohammad Junaid, a volunteer who distributed food at the Jantar Mantar protest, and the subsequent police questioning and alleged harassment of his family. It explores three main questions: whether the police targeted Junaid unfairly, whether the CJP abandoned him, and where the funding for his food distribution came from. The video presents Junaid's version of events, police denials, and the broader implications for protest movements.

[00:02]
Junaid's Harassment Allegations

Junaid, who distributed food at Jantar Mantar, was allegedly harassed by police. His father was taken to the police station twice in one day, and his sister's in-laws were also questioned. The video questions whether this was deliberate targeting.

[00:18]
The Funding Question

The video raises the question of how a small mobile repair shop owner could feed thousands of people daily for weeks. It suggests the police were suspicious about the source of funds, leading to the questioning.

[00:49]
Protest Aftermath and Celebration

After the protest ended with Pradhan's resignation, CJP members celebrated, while Junaid cried, feeling unsupported. The contrast between the stage and the langar (food distribution) is highlighted.

[01:50]
Three-Sided Questions

The video outlines three questions: whether the government is targeting Junaid because he is Muslim, whether CJP abandoned him, and where the money came from. It aims to understand these stories with sensitivity.

[03:01]
Who is Junaid?

Junaid is a 26-year-old law student with a mobile repair shop. He was involved in the 36-day movement from the beginning, starting by distributing water and then food.

[03:45]
Allegations Against Junaid

Junaid claims police from Mussoorie police station (in Ghaziabad, UP) searched his house, took his father, and seized his bank passbook. The police deny this, but Junaid says the police were from Ghaziabad, not Meerut.

[05:15]
The Money Question

Junaid says he did not spend his own money; food was ordered online by unknown people across the country. He claims he only managed arrangements, and records of online orders exist.

[06:00]
Cost Estimates

Estimates suggest food worth crores of rupees was served. If one plate costs ₹70, feeding 2000 people daily costs ~₹1.5 lakh, totaling ~₹50 lakh for 36 days, or up to ₹4-5 crore for three meals.

[06:47]
Police Denials

Meerut police deny any involvement, but Junaid says the police were from Ghaziabad. The video notes that Meerut's denial may be correct while Junaid's statement is also correct, as no response from Ghaziabad has come.

[07:42]
Legal Questions

The police can call someone for questioning without FIR under Section 179 of BNSS, but only with a written notice. The video questions whether Junaid received a notice and on what authority the search and seizure occurred.

[08:11]
No FIR Against Junaid

No FIR has been lodged against Junaid, meaning either the police acted without papers or Junaid has no legal role. This silence fuels speculation on both sides.

[09:09]
Broader Police Actions

The police also questioned restaurants that sent food and told some not to send free food. A South Delhi restaurant sending 500 tiffins daily was visited. This raises concerns about the right to provide food to protesters.

[09:46]
CJP's Alleged Abandonment

Junaid fed CJP members during the protest, but feels they did not support him afterward. CJP has issued a statement saying they are in touch with Junaid and will go to court if needed.

[11:08]
FIR Withdrawal and Its Limits

It was announced that FIRs would be withdrawn, but 15 FIRs related to July 20 remain, and the conspiracy investigation continues. Since Junaid has no FIR, withdrawal doesn't help him.

[12:05]
Supreme Court's Stance

The Supreme Court said peaceful protest is a constitutional right and lathi charge cannot be done just for protesting. The video emphasizes preserving CCTV and body camera footage for truth.

[12:36]
Three-Pronged Questions

The video concludes with questions to the police (notice?), to CJP (why no support?), and to Junaid (to present his accounting). It advises Junaid to file a complaint to create a record.

[14:17]
Final Thoughts

The video reflects on the two types of people in movements: those on stage and those at the langar. It fears that if helpers are not supported, fewer will come forward in the future.

The video presents a complex case with multiple perspectives, urging viewers to ask questions and seek accountability. It emphasizes the importance of legal processes and the need to support volunteers who provide essential services during protests.

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Who is Mohammad Junaid?

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A 26-year-old law student with a mobile repair shop who distributed food at the Jantar Mantar protest.

03:01

What is the main allegation against Junaid?

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That he was harassed by police, including his father being taken to the police station and his bank passbook seized.

03:45

How did Junaid fund the food distribution?

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He claims he did not spend his own money; food was ordered online by unknown people across the country.

05:30

What is the estimated cost of feeding 2000 people for 36 days?

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Approximately ₹50 lakh, assuming ₹70 per plate and one meal per day.

06:17

What legal provision allows police to call someone for questioning without FIR?

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Section 179 of BNSS, but only with a written notice.

07:42

What did the Supreme Court say about peaceful protest?

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Peaceful protest is a constitutional right and lathi charge cannot be done just because people are protesting.

12:20

💡 Key Takeaways

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Junaid's Background

Provides context on who Junaid is, a law student and mobile repair shop owner, making the funding question more striking.

03:01
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Junaid's Explanation of Funding

Reveals that food was ordered online by unknown people, shifting the narrative from personal wealth to collective action.

05:30
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Legal Notice Requirement

Highlights a key legal point: police must give written notice under BNSS for questioning without FIR, raising questions about procedure.

07:42
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Supreme Court on Peaceful Protest

Affirms the constitutional right to protest, a crucial principle for movements.

12:20
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Stage vs. Langar

Poignant observation about how those on stage get recognition while langar volunteers are forgotten, impacting future participation.

14:17

[00:02] Is the government deliberately harassing Mohammad Junaid, who distributed food at Jantar Mantar station twice in one day? Reached sister's in-laws' house. Because he was distributing food at Jantar Mantar? Did the people whom Junaid was feeding for weeks,

[00:18] videos of whom were going viral , abandon Junaid in his most difficult times? And one more question that is coming in the mind of many common people of the country is that how does a man running a small mobile repair shop

[00:33] feed thousands of people every day for weeks ? Where does he get so much money from? Is ? Where does he get so much money from? Is this the reason why Junaid is now the target of the police and government administration after the end of the protest ? See, the protest at Jantar Mantar has

[00:49] Pradhan has resigned and two pictures are coming now. Those who were sitting on the stage are celebrating their victory today. They are dancing and singing. They are mocking the Prime Minister. Hello France.

[01:04] Hello France. [laughter] who was standing below the stage, giving water and food. Today he is crying bitterly. He is saying in his tears that CJP did not support him the way he should have.

[01:20] He is saying in his tears that CJP did not support him the way he should have. Maybe that's what I think. And this is the same man whom everyone was embracing in the early days of the movement. His videos were going viral across the country.

[01:35] But today that man is crying and many questions are being raised about him. Hello, I am Shubhankar Mishra and today's video is not easy because the questions in it are not one sided. On is not easy because the questions in it are not one sided. On one hand, there is a question to the government whether

[01:50] Junaid is being deliberately targeted? Because people are saying that whatever happened with Kanhaiya, Umar Khalid, the same is happening with Junaid. Abhijeet, Saurabh, all of them survived. Junaid is being targeted because he is a Muslim. On the other hand, a question to CJP is that did

[02:08] because he is a Muslim. On the other hand, a question to CJP is that did ? Because we are not saying this. Junaid is saying this. And the third question

[02:20] to Junaid is today in this video we will understand these three stories with sensitivity. But

[02:33] before understanding this story, you have to understand Junaid. And before we understand Junaid, I have a request to you that we make videos for you without looking at caste, religion or party ideology. we make videos for you without looking at caste, religion or party ideology.

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[03:01] WhatsApp link is in the comment section. Now let's start with who is Junaid? So see, start with who is Junaid? So see, full name is Mohammad Junaid Malik. Age is 26 years. Father's name is Mustafa. Junaid is

[03:16] studying law and has a mobile repair shop in a small house. This movement continued for 36 days. Junaid was associated there from the beginning. This is what Junaid claims. Junaid says that during the summer he saw that people were not getting water. So he

[03:31] started distributing water. Later the conversation turned to food. He went on stage only once. Where it was said that this fight is not about any religion. It is about the future of the children of this country. And you all must have seen that video. It went quite viral. Now the question is

[03:45] what is the allegation against Junaid? So let me make one thing clear here that whatever story has come till now has come from Junaid's side. The police administration has not said anything yet. So let us tell you the story in Junaid's version. Junaid says that on Thursday the

[03:59] police from Mussoorie police station reached his house. A search was conducted and the father was taken along. Left late at night. She took it again the next morning and took away his bank passbook. Now the thing to be noted here is that this is not the Mussoorie of Uttarakhand, it is of Uttar Pradesh. His sister says that the

[04:15] police asked her father to call Junaid. It is also alleged that the police reached the sister's in-laws' house in Meerut and the father-in-law and brother-in- law were also brought to the same Mussoorie police station. It was said that you will bring Junaid then he will be released. Now let me clarify here again

[04:30] that this has been said in the interview. This is not an investigative news. There is not an investigative news. There is news of Junaid's version. His family says the police were see where Junaid got so much money from ? The police were suspicious that how could a

[04:45] man running a small mobile repair shop feed so many people ? Now this question had also come up in Shaheen Bagh and this question is also coming in the mind of a common man that from where did Junaid get so much money because there was a

[05:00] huge arrangement for food at Jantar Mantar. Even after their departure, water and many other things were left behind which were visible to the people and hence it is natural that how does a boy running a mobile repair shop feed thousands of people for weeks?

[05:15] As we said earlier, this question is not new and this question is not wrong either. This question has been raised before also. Shaheen Bagh is an example of this in every long protest and it is also the job of the police. Not every interrogation is torture. This is also true. Junaid says that

[05:30] he has not spent the money. The food and water that was coming for thousands and millions of people did food and water that was coming for thousands and millions of people did not come from their pockets. A lot of people he didn't know. They were sitting in different corners of the country and ordering online.

[05:43] Junaid says that I was not giving the money. I was looking after the arrangements. Now you can check the arrangements because there is a record of online orders. If you want, the record of online orders. If you want, the

[06:00] here a number comes up that food worth crores of rupees was served. However, when I tried to search on the internet, I did not find such crores of numbers anywhere. Still, let us make a guess. If one plate costs ₹70, then

[06:17] plate costs ₹70, then 2000 people spend around ₹1.5 lakh daily, 50 lakh for 36 days. Now people will say that brother, if the protest goes on for the whole day, then the cost of three meals would be ₹1.5 crore. If the three meals would be ₹1.5 crore. If the plate is expensive, then assume that the expenditure has been up to 4-5 crore

[06:31] plate is expensive, then assume that the expenditure has been up to 4-5 crore and 7-8-10 crore. Now this many questions going around on social media as to where did the money come from? It is crores of rupees. How much is this? This is the government's job. But the question is what is the police saying in Junaid's case

[06:47] ? Because a version from the police has come. The Meerut police have clearly denied it. The SSP there, Avinash Pandey, says that he does not have any such case. SP City Vinayak Bhosale says that information has been sought from all the police stations. No member of his family has been

[07:03] information has been sought from all the police stations. No member of his family has been picked up. Now after hearing this, people are saying that the allegation has been proved false. Whereas it did not happen. Junaid does not say that Meerut Police picked him up. He says that the people who picked him up were from Ghaziabad. He was

[07:17] picked him up. He says that the people who picked him up were from Ghaziabad. He was picked up from Meerut and kept in Mussoorie police station which is in Ghaziabad. That means Meerut's denial may be correct and Junaid's statement may also be correct. Because Bhosale Saheb was also saying that if other districts have done something

[07:30] then you should ask them, I don't know. And no response has come from Ghaziabad till now. But in Junaid's case, there is a question that should also be asked to the police. Be it Ghaziabad Police or Meerut Police, the police can call someone for questioning without FIR

[07:42] police can call someone for questioning without FIR under Section 179 of BNSS, but the way for that is through a written notice. So the question is not why there is no FIR, the question is whether the police gave notice to Junaid if they picked him up

[07:57] notice to Junaid if they picked him up and if not, then on what authority did they conduct the search and seize Junaid's father's passbook. Here, it is not a matter of sentiment, it is a matter of paper and the answer is in one line, if a copy of the notice is received then it is fine. If it doesn't come then there is a question. But till now no

[08:11] FIR has been lodged against Junaid. No case was filed and this has two meanings. Firstly, the police reached the family's house without any papers and secondly, Junaid has no role in the eyes of the law. The second meaning goes directly in their favor and

[08:27] in this silence, people on one side are saying that they were surrounded for distributing food. Because he was a surrounded for distributing food. Because he was a Muslim, had a beard and was distributing food. He was caught in the eye and was going viral on social media, hence he was picked up.

[08:39] People on the other side are saying that there is something fishy because Junaid showed at Jantar Mantar that fishy because Junaid showed at Jantar Mantar that he was doing all this work. Everyone is feeding everyone. They were projected as if a Muslim

[08:53] projected as if a Muslim man was feeding everyone for the benefit of the country. There are two different versions and because Junaid became more famous, the police's first attention went towards him.

[09:09] stating that his family is completely safe and this has not happened only to Junaid. Otherwise we too would have left after making the story of one family.

[09:21] reached all the restaurants which were sending food there. Accounts of all orders have been asked for. There are many shopkeepers who have been called to the police station and many have been told not to send free food in future. A restaurant in South Delhi was

[09:34] sending around 500 tiffins every day and the police went to its shop. The question is bigger than one family. It is also a matter of thought as to how correct it is that providing food to the people sitting on strike became the reason for questioning.

[09:46] But let's return to the issue. Did the CJP abandon Junaid ? Now this question is hurting a lot because Junaid was continuously feeding food and juice to the CJP people during the protest. Junaid was continuously feeding food and juice to the CJP people during the protest.

[10:01] which Junaid is emotionally saying that the support was not maintained the way it should have been. They feel they have been left isolated. In many videos, Junaid is also seen crying bitterly.

[10:22] seen even at the party where CJP members were celebrating and many of Junaid's supporters are angry about the fact that when Junaid also played his role then why was he not seen in the celebration ? However, a statement has come from CJP that instead of going after the criminals, the UP Police is

[10:38] wasting the time of their volunteers. His team is in touch with Junaid. If something illegal happens to Junaid then he will go to court. Saurabh also later said that if it is sheer arbitrariness then it would be wrong for the CJP not to say anything. However, in Junaid's

[10:53] statement, when he was asked repeatedly, he said that there is a lady who is in touch repeatedly but the rest of the big people who were on the stage are not talking. He also said that the way support should have been maintained was not maintained. So

[11:08] we leave this decision to you. How do you see it? Now the question is about the FIR because when the protest at Jantar Mantar ended, it was said that if no FIR is lodged then all the FIRs will be withdrawn, this was certain but its benefit will go

[11:24] to Junaid's account. This is a very important question. So see, the news is that Delhi Police will move forward only when written orders come from above. That means it was announced from the stage That means it was announced from the stage by CJP that no action will be taken against anyone.

[11:38] by CJP that no action will be taken against anyone. But 15 FIRs have been registered related to July 20 and the most important thing is that the investigation into this conspiracy will and the most important thing is that the investigation into this conspiracy will continue on its own, apart from the withdrawal of the FIR.

[11:50] Now keep this separate from Junaid's case. The papers taken from Junaid's family were not taken under any FIR. So nothing is gained by withdrawing the FIR. Because how can a case that has not even been registered be withdrawn ? And here, look at one thing

[12:05] from the opposite perspective that Junaid is not an accused in any case right now and this should be remembered by those Therefore, the demand of that petition before the Supreme Court seems most important that the CCTV and body camera footage of those days should be preserved because if the footage is there then the

[12:20] truth will remain and today itself, while hearing on July 20, the Supreme Court said that protesting peacefully is a constitutional right and lathi charge cannot be done just because people are protesting. So in the end, questions and queries related to Junaid will come from not one but three sides.

[12:36] In Junaid's case, the questions will be three-pronged. First, ask the police why they are looking for Junaid and whether he was given a notice? If a notice was given then why was its copy not made public? Because the debate will end as soon as he comes. If there was

[12:50] no notice then what was the reason for taking a man's father to the police station twice a day ? Is this legally correct? The second question will come from CJP that why the same

[13:02] enthusiasm that was there while declaring victory was not seen for its own volunteers ? Because the real test of a movement comes the day after victory and secondly, the accountability that is being demanded from a single volunteer today, is

[13:16] n't it his responsibility? Because they are celebrating. After the death of 1315 children, the victory of Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation is being celebrated. Junaid has not been invited to that celebration. Junaid's tears are continuously

[13:31] visible. Therefore, some questions are also from CJP. The third question is for you Junaid Bhai and this question is not against you. It is in your best interest to ask your lawyer and present the details yourself as per his instructions. Because it is important to understand that the biggest shield for the one who has clean hands

[13:47] is accounting. Not angry. And the last thing which you should take as advice, Not angry. And the last thing which you should take as advice, if it is really going then where is the complaint? A Supreme Court lawyer filed a complaint with the Human Rights Commission over the July 20 action.

[14:01] It became paper. The date has been fixed. The same path is open for you too because a record is not made by crying but it is made by complaining. Therefore, after all this noise, the thing to understand is that the four questions we asked are incomplete.

[14:17] Ghaziabad Police is silent on whether he was harassed or not. Left alone by CJP. This is half true. The answer to money was the easiest and the one that was suppressed the most. See, there are two types of people in every movement. One is the people standing on the stage

[14:31] and the other is the people at the langar and the name of the person on the stage is published in the newspaper the next day. But the name of the langar vendor is not printed anywhere. Unless asked at any police station. So next time a boy goes to a protest with 200 bottles of water, will it occur to him

[14:46] that when all this is over, the person on the stage will not accompany him during the search, passbook and when he goes to his sister's in-laws' house? I am just afraid that once this picture gets embedded in our minds, then

[14:58] perhaps many people will not come forward to help and the day the food delivery person stops leaving his house, there will be no need for any protest or lathi to crush it, rest you tell me, is Junaid's mistake being seen, is the government's mistake being seen, is the mistake being

[15:13] seen of the protesters who are celebrating, what do you think, you can write honestly in the comment section and share this video with those who are currently telling this story only from one side, otherwise we always said keep asking questions. If the question is, then democracy

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