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The detentions during the October 10 protests have brought renewed attention to preventive detention, constitutional protections and the limits of state power. What is preventive detention? When can authorities legally detain someone without trial? What protections does Article 22 of the Constitution provide? And what did the Supreme Court say about detentions, mobility restrictions and the right to peaceful protest? This explainer breaks down the legal framework governing preventive detention, Section 163 of the BNSS, and the constitutional safeguards available to citizens in India.

Two leaders of India’s youth-led Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) were remanded in custody for five days on Wednesday, as police ratcheted up efforts to clamp down on anti-election commission protests. CJP activists and opposition parties have defied a security crackdown to demand the resignation of India’s chief election commissioner, accusing the poll body of manipulating voter rolls to benefit Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling party. The commission, which oversees voting in the world’s most...

Leaders of India’s youth-led “Cockroach” movement were arrested early Wednesday, the first such move by authorities since protests erupted, in an escalation of tensions over a contentious overhaul of the country’s voter rolls.

The police denied the allegations of use of force

The Bench asked the petitioner to document detentions in Mumbai CEC protests, lists matter for October 19

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Activists challenging India's government over electoral roll controversies have a long legacy of protest to draw on.

Police in India detained at least 35 media workers covering protests in New Delhi over a 48-hour period.

Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani speaks at Bloomberg's New Economy Forum about his experience chairing the country's task force on examination reform. Controversies over education have been one of the principal hot spots in the country's recent protests. (Source: Bloomberg)

The Delhi Jantar Mantar, originally known as Yantra Mantra, was built by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II of Jaipur as an astronomical observatory at the behest of Mughal emperor Muhammad Shah

The Supreme Court directed the Union government and the Delhi Police to stop illegal detentions and allow free and smooth movement of people and traffic, as well as the operations of Metro and rail services, but “subject to law and public order”

Indian opposition leaders and student activists marched on the Supreme Court on Monday to demand the resignation of the country’s election chief over alleged voter roll manipulation, as authorities erected heavy barricades and shut six metro stations across New Delhi. The rally went ahead after the Chief Justice of India turned down a meeting request from an opposition delegation, urging them instead to file a formal petition. Mainstream opposition parties have sought to harness a groundswell of...

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Indian YouTube star Dhruv Rathee alleges he was abducted from home and held for nearly 24 hours without a lawyer.

Opposition parties joined by student groups are back on the streets, disrupting New Delhi with flash marches.

The march follows a chaotic weekend in Delhi which saw thousands of protesters being detained by police.

Delhi High Court said it would list the plea tomorrow, since the Supreme Court has already seized of the matter

Indian opposition politicians and journalists alleged that police had been heavy-handed in cracking down in protests that swept New Delhi over the weekend in response to a nationwide voter roll revision that critics say disproportionately affects Muslim and other minority voters. Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi called for a fresh march to the nation's Supreme Court Monday.

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.

Protests continue despite security deployment and restrictions on gatherings; throughout the day, police chase and detain demonstrators; a few shoppers return to Connaught Place but remain cautious

Restrictions likely to return as Congress leader Rahul Gandhi appeals to all to join INDIA bloc march to the Supreme Court; epicentre of protest shifts from Jantar Mantar to Connaught Place

They gathered at Dr. Ambedkar Circle and shouted slogans against the BJP-led Union government for ‘trying to repress all pro-people protests by force’.

India's 'cockroach' movement and student groups have said protests will continue despite detentions.

Bloomberg Senior Reporter Dan Strumpf tells Bloomberg This Weekend that New Delhi remains under heavy security after authorities detained thousands of protesters demanding the resignation of India's chief election commissioner over a disputed revision of voter rolls. Speaking with hosts David Gura and Christina Ruffini, Strumpf says the youth-led movement reflects broader frustration over unemployment and economic opportunities, with the unrest unfolding ahead of Bloomberg's New Economy Forum in the Indian capital. (Source: Bloomberg)

The CJP protests sweeping through the country have exposed India’s hollowed-out democracy.

The protest, called to demand Mr. Kumar’s resignation, witnessed widespread detentions across the national capital, with more than 7,000 people, including several opposition leaders and activists, detained

The top court directed that people gathering peacefully should not be illegally detained and asked the Centre to ensure that Delhi Metro services function as per their normal schedule and internet services remain uninterrupted

The leaders, including CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke, had been detained when they arrived in Delhi on Saturday.

An Indian court ordered the release of three leaders of the viral "cockroach" movement on Sunday, a day after their detention ahead of protests over alleged irregularities in voter-roll revisions. Upon his release, founder Abhijeet Dipke called Narendra Modi an "embarassment to India" in a social media post.

A New Delhi court ordered on Sunday the release of three leaders of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), including its founder Abhijeet Dipke, their lawyer said, a day after they were detained. “Executive Magistrate court releases Abhijeet, Saurav (Das) and Ashutosh (Ranka),” lawyer Ratna Singh said in a social media post. The trio were detained on Saturday ahead of a major protest against the country’s chief election commissioner. The protests are the culmination of weeks of opposition mobilisation...