India Detains Hundreds, Locks Down Delhi Ahead of Protest Against Election Chief
Authorities deployed over 23,000 personnel, shut 45 metro stations and detained more than 3,300 protesters as demonstrations spread across the capital and other cities.
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India Detains Hundreds, Locks Down Delhi Ahead of Protest Against Election Chief
Photo/Reuters. Indian authorities deployed tens of thousands of police and security personnel across New Delhi on Saturday and detained protesters ahead of a planned rally by the youth-led Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), which is demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged irregularities in voter-list revisions. Security forces erected barricades across central Delhi, restricted access to roads leading to Jan…
Neha Bora, Dipankar Bhattacharya, Prashant Bhushan and Yogendra Yadav detained amid anti-CEC protest in Delhi
Earlier, Bora announced that the venue for the planned demonstration would shift from Jantar Mantar to Dilli Haat after police denied permission for the October 10 protest at the designated site.
Anti-CEC protest in Delhi top developments: detentions, curbs, crackdown
Security forces in Delhi detained more than 3,300 people and barred access to Jantar Mantar on Saturday, October 10, 2026, as authorities imposed a massive lockdown to stifle protests called by the Cockroach Janata Party and allied groups demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar
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