CEC protests: Bombay High Court says won’t allow detentions that violate law
The Bench asked the petitioner to document detentions in Mumbai CEC protests, lists matter for October 19
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The Bench asked the petitioner to document detentions in Mumbai CEC protests, lists matter for October 19
PRESS REVIEW – Monday, October 12: Widespread protests in India are met with detentions judged "illegal" by the country's Supreme Court. But first: Lebanese papers report as Hezbollah prepares for a new regional flare-up. Finally, Citroën hopes to win hearts and minds with an electric reboot of the vintage Deux Chevaux model.
India is bracing for a third straight day of tensions in its capital, with opposition parties on Monday planning a march to the Supreme Court and a youth-led movement pressing ahead with protests over a contentious revision of voter rolls.
Court seeks affidavits on Metro curbs and alleged violations of its October 9 order
Heavy security, transport curbs fail to prevent protesters from gathering near Jantar Mantar; all detainees released by evening, say police sources
Addressing a press conference after police detained protesters, activists and political leaders during the October 10 demonstrations, Ajinkya Shinde, the CJP's national organisation in-charge, said the party would not retreat despite the detentions
Police detained more than 2,000 protesters and the founder of the "cockroach" youth movement in Delhi on Saturday as security forces locked down parts of the capital to thwart a rally demanding the resignation of India's election chief. Our correspondent Navodita Kumari tells us more.
Indian police detained the head of the satirical "cockroach" online movement on Saturday as hundreds of protesters demanding the election commissioner's resignation gathered in New Delhi despite a heavy security crackdown.
Amid the curbs and restrictions by the Delhi Police, Neha Bora, in a post on X, said, ‘Dilli Haat becomes Jantar Mantar today’
Detentions, arrests, jails, lathis and pellets cannot deter the people of India, the Congress chief asserted
The journalists detained included those from the Hindi daily Navbharat Times and the digital news platforms Scroll. in and Newslaundry. They were all released later
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
CJP co-convener Ashutosh Ranka said Deepak Baliyan, the organisation’s co-in-charge, had been detained in Rajasthan