2 Oct 2026 · Press report
~550 detained
Protesters detained on the way to Jantar Mantar on day 1.
Sources: The Indian Express
Last updated 20 Oct 2026, 3:50 pm IST
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A sourced record of police detentions and arrests during the Delhi protests against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar from 2 October 2026, and what followed.
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· The Free Press Journal (@freepressjournal on Instagram)
The Free Press Journal reports that the Bombay High Court sought a State response to allegations of illegal detention and police brutality at Mumbai anti-CEC protests.
“While people have a right to peaceful protest, demonstrations cannot be allowed to cause inconvenience to others.”
· The Free Press Journal (freepressjournal on Instagram)
Abhijeet Dipke says the CJP will regroup and restrategise after Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka are released.
“Once Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka, who were previously remanded to judicial custody, are released, they will formally regroup and restrategise.”
· Mirror Now (Mirror Now on the web)
Mirror Now reports that CJP alleges procedural delays are keeping Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka in custody after their Jantar Mantar arrest.
· The New Indian Express (The New Indian Express on the web)
The New Indian Express reports that Delhi Police registered at least 10 FIRs and arrested five people in connection with alleged assaults and harassment of anti-CEC protesters.
· Hindustan Times (hindustantimes.com on the web)
Hindustan Times reports that Delhi Police filed an FIR against unknown persons over alleged threats to the magistrate hearing Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka's bail matter.
· Hindustan Times (Hindustan Times on the web)
Hindustan Times reports that Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka may be released as their five-day judicial custody ends and police have not sought an extension.
· The Hindu (thehindu on the web)
The Hindu reports that Delhi Police registered at least two FIRs over alleged violations of prohibitory orders during the Connaught Place march.
“The Delhi Police registered at least two FIRs against organisers and protesters for the violation of prohibitory orders under Section 163 BNSS in Connaught Place in New Delhi during the ‘Lehra Do Tiranga’ march on Friday evening.”
· The Quint (thequint on Instagram)
The Quint reports that Delhi Police arrested Abhijeet Dipke under BNSS sections 126 and 170 and said he would be produced before a special executive magistrate.
· The Wire (thewirein on Instagram)
The Wire says lawyers for AISA president Neha Bora alleged she was detained near Mandi House Metro station and later located at R.K. Puram police station, while searches for Abhijeet Dipke continued.
· National Herald (nationalherald_nh on Instagram)
National Herald says Delhi Police served Abhijeet Dipke a notice alleging that he instigated the public through social media.
“Show me one video.”
· The Economic Times (economictimes on the web)
The Economic Times reports Delhi Police detained CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke ahead of the planned Lehra Do Tiranga protest at Connaught Place.
· The News Minute (The News Minute on the web)
The News Minute reports that Delhi Police told the Supreme Court that people detained before the 10 October protest were released within two to six hours.
· The Hindu (The Hindu on the web)
The Hindu reports that NDMC closed Central Park to the public on 16 and 17 October, citing administrative reasons, before the planned Lehra Do Tiranga demonstration.
· Amar Ujala English (Amar Ujala English on the web)
Amar Ujala English reports that Abhijeet Dipke said police may detain him that night or the next morning and that he was being watched.
· The Wire (@thewirein on Instagram)
The Wire reports that the Supreme Court issued notices on petitions challenging mass detentions of protesters and journalists in Delhi.
“The Supreme Court on Thursday (October 15) issued notices on a series of petitions, including one filed by the Delhi Union of Journalists (DUJ,) challenging the mass detentions of protesters, journalists and others during protests in Delhi last week.”
· Outlook (outlookindia on Instagram)
Outlook reports that Abhijeet Dipke said Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das were sent to five days' judicial custody after the Jantar Mantar protest.
· Abhijeet Dipke (Abhijeet Dipke on the web)
At a press conference, CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke called for Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka's release and criticised restrictions and detentions during the protests.
“For the last 10-15 days, all student organisations and the youth of Delhi have been fighting on the streets. They are being dragged along the streets...When the Opposition of this country also took to the streets, they too were detained.”
· Outlook India (@outlookindia on Instagram)
Outlook India reports that Mumbai Police asked Imran Khan to leave India by 28 October after the CJP-linked protest.
· National Herald (nationalherald_nh on Instagram)
National Herald reports that Mumbai's FRRO directed Imran Khan to leave India by 28 October; the post says the notice followed his participation in the anti-CEC protest.
· National Herald (@nationalherald_nh on Instagram)
National Herald reports that Abhijeet Dipke called for a 16 October gathering at Central Park after Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka were remanded to five days' judicial custody.
“We will show that waving a tiranga is not a crime.”
· Hindustan Times (Hindustan Times on the web)
Hindustan Times reports that four Hindu Raksha Dal members arrested over an alleged assault on protesters were released on bail.
· The Wire (@thewirein on Instagram)
The Wire reports that Delhi Police detained several SFI and DYFI leaders, including two MPs, while they tried to reach Jantar Mantar.
· Mirror Now (Mirror Now on the web)
Mirror Now reports that Abhijeet Dipke called for a flag-waving protest at Central Park in Connaught Place after two party members were detained.
· The Quint (thequint on Instagram)
The Quint reports that Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka were sent to five days' judicial custody after the 13 October Jantar Mantar protest, while Ajinkya Shinde was released on a personal bond.
· The Wire (thewirein on Instagram)
The Wire reports that an executive magistrate sent Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das to five days' judicial custody over trespassing charges.
“An executive magistrate court on Wednesday sent Cockroach Janta Party leaders Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das to five-day judicial custody over charges of trespassing.”
· The Hindu (The Hindu on the web)
The Hindu reports that a Special Executive Magistrate sent Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka to five days' judicial custody in the Jantar Mantar trespassing case.
“A Special Executive Magistrate has sent CJP leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka to five-day judicial custody in a trespassing case on October 14, 2026.”
· The Times of India (The Times of India on the web)
The Times of India reports that Abhijeet Dipke alleges Saurav Das, Ashutosh Ranka and Ajinkya Shinde remained in police detention and that lawyers were not allowed to meet them.
“Saurav, Ashu and Ajinkya are still in detention and the police is not allowing the lawyers to meet them.”
· The Times of India (The Times of India on the web)
The Times of India reports that Abhijeet Dipke said protests would continue nationwide if Jantar Mantar remained unavailable as a protest site.
“The entire nation will turn Jantar Mantar, and Delhi will turn Jantar Mantar.”
· The New Indian Express (The New Indian Express on the web)
The New Indian Express reports that Delhi Police registered an FIR against CJP leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka and other members after the Jantar Mantar entry.
“Delhi Police has registered an FIR against Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) leaders Saurav Das, Ashutosh Ranka and other members for allegedly entering the denotified Jantar Mantar protest site without authorisation.”
· Press Trust of India (PTI_News on X)
Press Trust of India reports that security personnel detained protesters at an NSUI flash protest outside Rajeev Chowk Metro Gate 7 in Delhi.
“VIDEO | Delhi: NSUI holds flash protest outside Rajeev Chowk Metro Gate no. 7 demanding resignation of CEC Gyanesh Kumar. Security personnel detain protestors.”
· Abhijeet Dipke (abhijeet_dipke on X)
Abhijeet Dipke says Ashutosh Ranka, Saurav Das and Ajinkya Shinde, with other CJP members, were detained after entering Jantar Mantar.
“Cockroaches with the Tiranga sneaked into Jantar Mantar early this morning before they were picked up by Delhi Police. @AshutoshRanka, @SauravDassss, @AjinkyaCJP along with other team members have been detained. You cannot denotify the resistance, @narendramodi”
· The Quint (thequint on Instagram)
The Quint reports that Mumbai Police registered an FIR against the Thackeray cousins and others over the previous day's Shivaji Park protest.
· The Quint (thequint on Instagram)
The Quint reports that Delhi Police said Jantar Mantar was no longer a designated protest site and named three alternative venues.
· Outlook India (outlookindia on Instagram)
Outlook India says CJP backed the INDIA bloc march and asked Delhi Police to permit a fresh Jantar Mantar demonstration within 24 hours.
· The Quint (thequint on Instagram)
The Quint reports that around 30,000 police personnel remained deployed and traffic restrictions continued in Delhi on 11 October.
“Around 30,000 police personnel remain deployed in Delhi.”
· The Wire (@thewirein on Instagram)
The Wire reports that advocate Fidel Tom was detained at the Sanjay Colony police post in Maidan Garhi on 10 October after going to seek the release of three detained students, and that student activists allege all four were beaten in custody.
· Cockroach Janta Party (cockroachjantaparty on Instagram)
Cockroach Janta Party says it has received no information about the whereabouts of Abhijeet Dipke, Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka and calls for their release.
“It’s been 12 hours. No information. No accountability. We demand: •Immediate release of @abhijeetdipke , @seven_shots_ & @ashutosh_ranka. •Immediate disclosure of their whereabouts. •Immediate access to their lawyers.”
· The Quint (@thequint on Instagram)
The Quint says its team was attacked near Jantar Mantar on 10 October while recording an assault on a queer person.
“The Quint's Team Attacked By Anti-CJP Goons While Recording Assault on a Queer Person Near Jantar Mantar on 10 October”
· Outlook India (outlookindia on Instagram)
Outlook India reports that CJP leader Ajinkya Shinde called for a march to Jantar Mantar at 10 am on 11 October.
“Wherever the Delhi Police stop you, you have to make your Jantar Mantar there.”
· The Hindu (thehindu.com on the web)
The Hindu reports that police chased and detained protesters near Dilli Haat, used lathis, and that one protester was injured on the head.
· The Wire (thewirein on Instagram)
The Wire reports that metro stations were closed and roads to Jantar Mantar were blocked during the October 10 protest.
“The national capital has been turned into a fortress amid the ongoing protest against the chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on October 10, with tens of thousands of security forces deployed, metro stations closed and protesters indiscriminately detained for merely trying to reach the protest location.”
· Outlook India (outlookindia on Instagram)
Outlook India reports that the Supreme Court will hold a special hearing on 11 October on challenges to restrictions during the anti-CEC protest.
“The Supreme Court will hold a special hearing on Sunday, October 11, on pleas challenging restrictions imposed during the CJP's anti-CEC protest in Delhi.”
· Cockroach Janta Party (cockroachjantaparty on Instagram)
Cockroach Janta Party calls for the release of detainees.
“Release All the Detainees Now!”
· National Herald (nationalherald_nh on Instagram)
National Herald reports that Ajinkya Shinde says lawyers were denied access to Abhijeet Dipke after his grandmother's death.
“CJP alleges lawyers denied access to Abhijeet Dipke after grandmother's death”
· The Wire (thewirein on Instagram)
The Wire reports that a Delhi court rejected Ratna Singh's appeal to register an FIR over her confinement and restraint.
“A Delhi court has rejected Cockroach Janata Party legal affairs head Ratna Singh’s appeal for registration of a first information report against policemen for confining and restraining her from going to Jantar Mantar to protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.”
· Outlook India (outlookindia on Instagram)
Outlook India reports that Rahul Gandhi alleged internet services were shut down in Delhi and students were beaten during police action against protesters.
“The Leader of the Opposition alleged that internet services were shut down in Delhi and students were beaten during police action against protesters demanding the Chief Election Commissioner's resignation.”
· UN Human Rights Office, as reported by The Indian Express (indianexpress.com on the web)
The UN Human Rights Office, through spokesperson Thameen Al Kheetan, expressed concern over reports of mass detentions before and during the Delhi protests and called on the authorities to release everyone arbitrarily detained.
· National Herald (nationalherald_nh on Instagram)
National Herald reports that Sonam Wangchuk says he will consider a fast or foot march if detained people are not released.
· Ahmed Khabeer (@ahmedkhabeer_ on Instagram)
Journalist Ahmed Khabeer alleges that a woman protester was assaulted by a Hindutva activist and says no police action against such groups had been reported.
“A female protester was allegedly assaulted by a Hindutva activist”
· Newslaundry (@newslaundry on Instagram)
Newslaundry reports that more than 500 people gathered at Safdarjung Flyover demanding the CEC's resignation.
“They are saying we are violent. But we are peaceful, and they have the arms. The rest, history can decide”
· The Quint (@thequint on Instagram)
The Quint reports that protesters were dragged out of a gurdwara by security forces on the afternoon of 10 October, in video credited to the Cockroach Janta Party.
“Protesters were dragged out of Gurdwara by security forces today afternoon.”
· The Quint (@thequint on Instagram)
The Quint says journalists from several outlets were detained while covering the Delhi protest despite showing press cards.
“Several journalists were taken away despite showing their press cards.”
· Ahmed Khabeer (@ahmedkhabeer_ on Instagram)
Journalist Ahmed Khabeer reports a fresh protest on a flyover near Safdarjung Airport, where police were trying to remove protesters.
· Newslaundry (@newslaundry on Instagram)
Newslaundry reports that large numbers of police had been running after protesters to detain them in Connaught Place's inner circle for one to two hours.
· The Free Press Journal (freepressjournal on Instagram)
The Free Press Journal reports that CJP named Ajinkya Shinde to lead its Jantar Mantar mobilisation after Abhijeet Dipke, Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka were detained.
· Yogendra Yadav (@_yogendrayadav on Instagram)
Yogendra Yadav says people detained with him are being taken to Maidangarhi police station, and says he has heard that police are detaining students at Dilli Haat.
“मेरे साथ हिरासत में लिए गए सभी साथियों को मैदानगढ़ी पुलिस स्टेशन ले जाया जा रहा है। ख़बर आ रही है कि दिल्ली हाट पर छात्रों का हुजूम आ रहा है जिसे पुलिस हिरासत में ले रही है।”
· Newslaundry (newslaundry on Instagram)
Newslaundry says three reporters and an intern were detained, their phones were seized or snatched, and they were released.
“Three of our reporters and an intern were detained, and their phones were seized or snatched. They were released and went straight back to work.”
· Newslaundry (@newslaundry on Instagram)
Newslaundry says its reporters were detained and their work phones were seized, and says they have since been released.
“Newslaundry reporters were detained and their work phones seized. They have since been released.”
· Cockroach Janta Party (cockroachjantaparty on Instagram)
Cockroach Janta Party says Abhijeet Dipke, Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka were detained after getting off a plane and their whereabouts were unknown.
“.@abhijeetdipke, @seven_shots_ and @ashutosh_ranka were forcefully detained by @delhi.police_official straight from the plane, and since then, there has been NO INFORMATION about their whereabouts.”
· Yogendra Yadav (@_yogendrayadav on Instagram)
Yogendra Yadav says metro, rail and internet services were shut down and that young people marched two kilometres during the Jantar Mantar 2.0 protest.
“मेट्रो बंद, रेल बंद, इंटरनेट बंद—लेकिन लोगों की ज़ुबान बंद नहीं कर पाए। युवाओं ने दो किलोमीटर तक मार्च किया और सड़क पर ज्ञानेश कुमार के ख़िलाफ़ ‘जनता का महाभियोग’ चलाया।”
· The Free Press Journal (freepressjournal on Instagram)
The Free Press Journal reports that Shashi Tharoor criticised security restrictions and the internet suspension around the Jantar Mantar protest.
· Harsh Yadav (harshdelhise on Instagram)
Harsh Yadav says police officers are at his hotel to detain him.
· The Hindu (The Hindu on the web)
The Hindu reports that Delhi Police expects around 7,000 protesters and directed personnel to detain people arriving to take part in the October 10 protest.
· The Hindu (The Hindu on the web)
The Hindu reports that Delhi Metro closed entry and exit at 45 stations from 9 pm on October 9 because of the October 10 protest.
· The Hindu (The Hindu on the web)
The Hindu reports that Delhi Police ordered a 24-hour internet shutdown within four kilometres of the Janpath-Kartavya Path intersection ahead of the protest.
· The Indian Express (indianexpress.com on the web)
The Indian Express reports that mobile internet would be blocked within four kilometres of the Janpath-Kartavya Path crossing from 10 pm on October 9 to 10 pm on October 10.
· The Hindu (the-hindu on the web)
The Hindu reports that Delhi Police compiled a database of potential protesters and coordinated with States ahead of the October 10 protest.
· The Hindu (The Hindu on the web)
The Hindu reports that a city court granted bail to all 17 accused and sought a Delhi Police report on allegations of custodial torture.
· The Hindu (The Hindu on the web)
The Hindu reports that Delhi Police set up holding facilities in all 15 districts for people detained en route to Jantar Mantar.
· The Indian Express (indianexpress.com on the web)
The Indian Express reports that the MHA said Delhi Police had rejected CJP's request and that the proposed October 10 Jantar Mantar assembly was prohibited.
· The Hindu (the-hindu on the web)
The Hindu reports that the DMRC closed entry and exit at 45 Metro stations from 9 pm on October 9 through October 10.
· Sakshi Chand, The Indian Express (@baski8forlife on the web)
Sakshi Chand of The Indian Express reports that Delhi Police asked DMRC to close entry and exit gates at 57 Metro stations from 9 pm on October 9 for the October 10 CJP protest.
· The Hindu (the-hindu on the web)
The Hindu reports that Delhi Police denied permission for CJP’s October 10 protest at Jantar Mantar.
· Mahender Singh Manral, The Indian Express (Mahender Singh Manral on the web)
Mahender Singh Manral of The Indian Express reports that Delhi Police planned detention centres in all 15 districts for people stopped ahead of the October 10 CJP protest.
· The Indian Express (indianexpress.com on the web)
The Indian Express reports that NCRTC said Sarai Kale Khan and New Ashok Nagar Namo Bharat stations would close from 9 pm on October 9 to 10 pm on October 10.
· Delhi Police (DelhiPolice on X)
Delhi Police says complaints by three female journalists alleging sexual harassment by police officers at the 3 October New Delhi protest were transferred to the Crime Branch for inquiry.
“On 03-10-26, during the protest in New Delhi area, while being in law and order situation, allegations of sexual harassment were made by three female journalists against police officers. New Delhi District has received their complaints and the same are transferred to Crime Branch for fair and impartial enquiry.”
· The Indian Express (indianexpress.com on the web)
The Indian Express reports that Delhi Police registered three FIRs against unidentified people over the attempted 3 October Jantar Mantar demonstration.
“The Delhi Police has registered three FIRs against unidentified people in connection with attempts to hold a demonstration against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar at Jantar Mantar on Friday. Two FIRs were lodged at Parliament Street police station and one at Connaught Place police station.”
· Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (OfficialDMRC on X)
Delhi Metro Rail Corporation says entry and exit at 11 stations will remain closed until further notice, while interchange remains available at five stations.
Map and timeline
Each marker is a public place where people in the record were detained or held, or where reviewed footage was filmed: protest sites, police stations, the airport, and the stadiums and community centres that news reports say police used to hold detainees. Homes are never mapped, and nor are the positions of protesters. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, tiles by Protomaps, all served from this site.
Up to 20 Oct 2026: 20 named people held at mapped places, and 12 places reported holding detainees.
- Where named people were detained or footage was filmed; the number counts them
- Stadiums, community centres and police stations reported holding detainees
On 20 Oct 2026
Nothing in the record for this day.
Places on the map as a table
How many people were held
Police and press figures differ. Each figure names who reported it.
2 Oct 2026 · Press report (via MSN)
Over 700 detained
Headline figure for the first day of the CJP protests; the report does not say who counted.
Sources: MSN
3 Oct 2026 · Press report
~150 detained
Marchers stopped near Jantar Mantar Road and moved into buses. Police registered three FIRs against unidentified people for the 2 October protest.
Sources: The Tribune
3 Oct 2026 · The Indian Express
People detained while attempting to return to Jantar Mantar
The Indian Express reported that around 150 people were detained.
Sources: The Indian Express
5 Oct 2026 · Court records, as reported
~20 detained, 17 formally arrested
Sit-in outside Parliament Street police station demanding an FIR against ACP Vivek Bhagat. All 17 were later released on bail.
Sources: Newslaundry, Newslaundry
5 Oct 2026 · The Indian Express
17 protesters arrested
The Indian Express reports that a Delhi court granted bail to 17 people arrested by Delhi Police during the anti-CEC protest.
Sources: The Indian Express
9 Oct 2026 · Mumbai Police sources cited by The Indian Express
People detained in Mumbai
The article reports over 200 people were detained in Mumbai on October 9 ahead of the Delhi protest.
Sources: The Indian Express
10 Oct 2026 · Delhi Police sources (PTI)
600+ people with criminal records detained across 15 districts as a preventive measure
Figures from police sources varied during the day, from 30–40 per district to 600+ overall.
Sources: India Today
10 Oct 2026 · Delhi Police (via ANI)
~500 protesters detained by morning
Police said New Delhi was split into 20 zones, each with a detention centre, most of them in stadiums.
Sources: ETV Bharat, DW
10 Oct 2026 · Delhi Police (via Hindustan Times)
1,000+ detained across Delhi
Includes 250+ picked up in southeast Delhi (Shaheen Bagh, Jamia Nagar) and 100+ in east and northeast Delhi.
Sources: Hindustan Times
10 Oct 2026 · Press report (India TV)
~1,500 detained
Not confirmed by police at the time of writing.
Sources: India TV
10 Oct 2026 · The Indian Express
Around 4,000 detained
The Indian Express reported that around 4,000 people had been detained across Delhi by 5.40 pm.
Sources: The Indian Express
10 Oct 2026 · PTI
protesters detained
At least 7,000: the Instagram post says PTI reported that over 7,000 protesters were detained during the protest.
Sources: Ahmed Khabeer (@ahmedkhabeer_)
10 Oct 2026 · The Indian Express
Estimated 6,000 detained
The Indian Express estimated that 6,000 people were detained at locations across Delhi.
Sources: The Indian Express
10 Oct 2026 · Police sources cited by The Indian Express
People detained overnight in Delhi
The article reports at least 1,200 detainees ahead of the Jantar Mantar protest.
Sources: The Indian Express
10 Oct 2026 · Newslaundry
3 Newslaundry reporters and an intern detained
Newslaundry says three of its reporters and an intern were detained while covering the protest and later released. It does not name them.
Sources: Newslaundry
10 Oct 2026 · Delhi Police, through a senior police officer
Over 5,000
More than 5,000 protesters were detained across Delhi; the officer said around 1,500 were detained in the New Delhi area.
Sources: The Hindu
10 Oct 2026 · Sources cited by The Hindu
people preventively detained
Sources said Delhi Police detained at least 100 people with criminal records across 15 districts in overnight preventive operations; the sources said they were suspected of intending to join the CJP protest at Jantar Mantar.
Sources: The Hindu
10 Oct 2026 · PTI
More than 7,000 people detained
Reported in Delhi during the CJP protest.
Sources: The Hindu (PTI)
10 Oct 2026 · Delhi Police sources, as reported by The Hindu
Protesters detained across Delhi
The Hindu reported that Delhi Police sources said nearly 2,500 protesters were detained across Delhi during the day; the sources said all detainees were released by late evening.
Sources: The Hindu
10 Oct 2026 · DCP Zone 2 Ragasudha R.
Around 600
Protesters detained across Mumbai during the anti-CEC protest; police said they had been released.
Sources: The Hindu
10 Oct 2026 · Press Trust of India
More than 7,000
People, including lawyers and students, reportedly detained while attempting to reach Jantar Mantar.
Sources: LiveMint
10 Oct 2026 · Officials quoted by Telangana Today
Around 200 people detained
Telangana Today reports that officials said around 200 people were detained from Jantar Mantar and surrounding areas during the CJP protest.
Sources: Telangana Today
10 Oct 2026 · Mumbai Police
People detained in Mumbai
Mumbai Police told The Free Press Journal that more than 400 people were detained during the CJP demonstration at August Kranti Maidan and nearby Nana Chowk.
Sources: The Free Press Journal
11 Oct 2026 · Saurav Das, as reported by The Times of India
CJP members detained in Delhi
The Times of India reported Das said Balakrishna and Sudhir were detained while protesting and their whereabouts were unknown.
Sources: The Times of India
11 Oct 2026 · Onmanorama (via MSN)
Over 100 detained
Second day of the CJP protest in Delhi; the report does not say who counted.
Sources: Onmanorama
11 Oct 2026 · Mirror Now
More than 100 protesters detained
Mirror Now reports that Delhi Police detained more than 100 activists from student groups and the CJP as they attempted to march to Jantar Mantar.
Sources: Mirror Now on MSN
11 Oct 2026 · Press Trust of India
Around 200 people detained
PTI reported that around 200 people were detained on the second day of the CJP protests.
Sources: Press Trust of India on MSN
13 Oct 2026 · Delhi Police
CJP members detained at Jantar Mantar
Delhi Police said it detained 14 CJP members after the Jantar Mantar incident.
Sources: NDTV on MSN
13 Oct 2026 · Cockroach Janta Party, as reported by NDTV
CJP members detained at Jantar Mantar
NDTV reported that the CJP said around 11 of its members were detained after entering Jantar Mantar.
Sources: NDTV
15 Oct 2026 · AISF and AIYF
Around 100 detained
AISF and AIYF said around 100 protesters, including women, were detained during their Tiranga march in Connaught Place. Delhi Police did not release an official count.
Sources: The Hindu
16 Oct 2026 · Delhi Police, as reported by The Times of India
Around 150 detained
Around 150 people were detained during the planned Lehra Do Tiranga march and parallel demonstrations in central Delhi; police gave the evening figure.
Sources: The Times of India
16 Oct 2026 · Senior New Delhi police official, reported by The Hindu
Protesters detained across marches
Around 80 protesters were detained across the marches on 16 October, according to a senior New Delhi police official.
Sources: The Hindu
In charts
Named people by day and group
Each cell counts the people named on this site whose recorded detention or arrest fell on that day.
| Group | 2 Oct | 3 Oct | 4 Oct | 5 Oct | 6 Oct | 7 Oct | 8 Oct | 9 Oct | 10 Oct | 11 Oct | 12 Oct | 13 Oct | 14 Oct | 15 Oct | 16 Oct | 17 Oct | 18 Oct | 19 Oct | 20 Oct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Activists | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Journalists | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Creators | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Politicians | 3 | 1 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| Public figures | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Citizens | 3 |
From group to city to outcome
Where named people were held, and whether it was a detention or a formal arrest.
Reported headcounts
Each bar is one published figure, labelled with who reported it. The 10 October figures conflict; they are shown side by side, not added up.
- 2 Oct · Press report~550 detained
- 2 Oct · Press report (via MSN)Over 700 detained
- 3 Oct · Press report~150 detained
- 3 Oct · The Indian ExpressPeople detained while attempting to return to Jantar Mantar
- 5 Oct · Court records, as reported~20 detained, 17 formally arrested
- 5 Oct · The Indian Express17 protesters arrested
- 9 Oct · Mumbai Police sources cited by The Indian ExpressPeople detained in Mumbai
- 10 Oct · Delhi Police sources (PTI)600+ people with criminal records detained across 15 districts as a preventive measure
- 10 Oct · Delhi Police (via ANI)~500 protesters detained by morning
- 10 Oct · Delhi Police (via Hindustan Times)1,000+ detained across Delhi
- 10 Oct · Press report (India TV)~1,500 detained
- 10 Oct · The Indian ExpressAround 4,000 detained
- 10 Oct · PTIprotesters detained
- 10 Oct · The Indian ExpressEstimated 6,000 detained
- 10 Oct · Police sources cited by The Indian ExpressPeople detained overnight in Delhi
- 10 Oct · Newslaundry3 Newslaundry reporters and an intern detained
- 10 Oct · Delhi Police, through a senior police officerOver 5,000
- 10 Oct · Sources cited by The Hindupeople preventively detained
- 10 Oct · PTIMore than 7,000 people detained
- 10 Oct · Delhi Police sources, as reported by The HinduProtesters detained across Delhi
- 10 Oct · DCP Zone 2 Ragasudha R.Around 600
- 10 Oct · Press Trust of IndiaMore than 7,000
- 10 Oct · Officials quoted by Telangana TodayAround 200 people detained
- 10 Oct · Mumbai PolicePeople detained in Mumbai
- 11 Oct · Saurav Das, as reported by The Times of IndiaCJP members detained in Delhi
- 11 Oct · Onmanorama (via MSN)Over 100 detained
- 11 Oct · Mirror NowMore than 100 protesters detained
- 11 Oct · Press Trust of IndiaAround 200 people detained
- 13 Oct · Delhi PoliceCJP members detained at Jantar Mantar
- 13 Oct · Cockroach Janta Party, as reported by NDTVCJP members detained at Jantar Mantar
- 15 Oct · AISF and AIYFAround 100 detained
- 16 Oct · Delhi Police, as reported by The Times of IndiaAround 150 detained
- 16 Oct · Senior New Delhi police official, reported by The HinduProtesters detained across marches
The flow chart as a table
| From | To | People |
|---|---|---|
| Activists | Delhi | 10 |
| Activists | Mumbai | 2 |
| Journalists | Delhi | 4 |
| Creators | Delhi | 1 |
| Creators | Gurugram | 1 |
| Politicians | Delhi | 12 |
| Politicians | Chandigarh | 2 |
| Public figures | Delhi | 2 |
| Public figures | Mumbai | 2 |
| Citizens | Delhi | 3 |
| Delhi | Detained | 29 |
| Delhi | Arrested | 3 |
| Gurugram | Detained | 1 |
| Mumbai | Detained | 4 |
| Chandigarh | Detained | 2 |
Named people
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Citizens
Ajinkya Shinde
detainedCockroach Janta Party leader
Free Press Journal reported that police put Cockroach Janta Party leader Ajinkya Shinde under preventive arrest after he allegedly entered Jantar Mantar.
13 Oct 2026 · status: Released on a personal bond after the Jantar Mantar arrestJantar Mantar
Sources: Free Press Journal, National Herald, The Quint on Instagram, The Siasat Daily
Abhijeet Dipke
detainedFounder, Cockroach Janta Party (CJP)
Police entered the aircraft after it landed at about 10:20 am. In a video he says, "I have come here to be arrested; arrest me." An officer replies, "No, this is not an arrest. Please cooperate." He was taken to an undisclosed location inside the airport.
10 Oct 2026 · status: Released by a Delhi court on 17 October after signing a peace bondOn board an Air India flight from Mumbai, IGI Airport Terminal 3
Instagram video: @abhijeetdipke, @ashutosh_ranka and @cockroachjantaparty
Sources: The Hindu, NDTV, The Indian Express, The Times of India, The Times of India, Telegraph India, India Today, The Hindu
News video: Times of India (CJP video), India Today
Photo: LetsUpp Marathi (YouTube), CC BY 4.0
Saurav Das
detainedCo-convenor, CJP
Detained with Dipke and Ranka on arrival from Mumbai. He appears in the video recorded inside the aircraft.
10 Oct 2026 · status: Remanded to judicial custody until 21 October after the Special Executive Magistrate extended custody by two daysOn board the same flight, IGI Airport
Instagram video: @ashutosh_ranka and @cockroachjantaparty
Sources: The Hindu, The Indian Express, The Times of India, India Today, The Hindu
News video: India Today
Ashutosh Ranka
detainedCo-convenor, CJP
Detained with Dipke and Das on arrival from Mumbai.
10 Oct 2026 · status: Remanded to judicial custody until 21 October after the Special Executive Magistrate extended custody by two daysOn board the same flight, IGI Airport
Instagram video: @ashutosh_ranka and @cockroachjantaparty
Sources: The Hindu, The Indian Express, The Indian Express, The Economic Times, Millennium Post, The Times of India
Ratna Singh
detainedLegal affairs head, CJP; lawyer
She says police arrived at about 8:45 am and cited "verbal orders from above". She had been on her way to a lawyers' protest outside the Supreme Court. CJP says three other lawyers were detained with her, without being told the grounds.
10 Oct 2026 · status: unknownOutside her residence, Jangpura, New Delhi
Instagram video: @aafreen_nawaz (CJP national secretary)
Sources: The Hindu, Moneycontrol
Mehr
detainedPolicy lead, CJP
CJP said on social media that she had been detained.
10 Oct 2026 · status: unknownDelhi
Sources: The Hindu (live blog, 11:34)
Dhruv Rathee
detainedYouTuber
Detained at about 8 am by Delhi Police with help from Gurugram Police and taken to an undisclosed location. CJP says about 50 police personnel in civilian clothes came to the house.
10 Oct 2026 · status: Released by Gurugram Police in the early hours of Sunday, 11 OctoberResidence in Sector 56, Gurugram
Sources: The Indian Express, The Hindu, The Indian Express
News video: NDTV, NDTV India
Photo: NewsClickin, CC BY 3.0
Kavya Karnatac
detainedContent creator and journalist
Video shows police dragging her and several other women into a bus before they could reach the protest site.
10 Oct 2026 · status: unknownDhaula Kuan
Instagram video: @kk.create, @outlookindia, @freepressjournal
Sources: ETV Bharat
News video: India Today
Pinarayi Vijayan
detainedFormer Chief Minister of Keralam
Detained by Delhi Police with K.N. Balagopal, Brinda Karat and John Brittas. The Indian Express reports he was picked up near Kerala House and held inside a stadium used as a detention centre.
10 Oct 2026 · status: releasedNear Kerala House, Jantar Mantar Road; held at a stadium detention centre
Instagram video: @pinarayivijayan
Sources: The Hindu (live blog, 11:04), The Indian Express, The Indian Express
Photo: Augustus Binu : flickr : Instagram, CC BY-SA 3.0
K.N. Balagopal
detainedFormer Finance Minister of Keralam
Detained with Pinarayi Vijayan.
10 Oct 2026 · status: unknownDelhi
Sources: The Hindu (live blog, 11:04)
Photo: Sivahari, CC BY-SA 4.0
Brinda Karat
detainedSenior CPI(M) leader
Detained with Pinarayi Vijayan. She was also reported detained on 2 October.
10 Oct 2026 · status: unknownDelhi
Sources: The Hindu (live blog, 11:04)
Photo: Kannan Shanmugam, Shanmugam foto Archives, Kollam, CC BY-SA 4.0
John Brittas
detainedRajya Sabha MP, CPI(M)
Detained with Pinarayi Vijayan.
10 Oct 2026 · status: releasedDelhi
Sources: The Hindu (live blog, 11:04), The Indian Express
Photo: KannanShanmugam,Shanmugam Studio, Kollam, CC BY-SA 4.0
Tushar Gandhi
detainedSocial activist
Detained by Mumbai Police, the organisers said. Mumbai Police had not granted permission for the protest.
10 Oct 2026 · status: unknownAugust Kranti Maidan, Mumbai (solidarity protest)
Sources: The Hindu (live blog, 11:47)
Photo: Biswarup Ganguly, CC BY 3.0
Feroze Mithoborewala
detainedSocial activist
Detained by Mumbai Police with Tushar Gandhi, the organisers said.
10 Oct 2026 · status: unknownAugust Kranti Maidan, Mumbai (solidarity protest)
Sources: The Hindu (live blog, 11:47)
Manish Sisodia
detainedAAP Punjab in-charge; former Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi
Detained after AAP marchers tried to cross police barricades on the way to the Chief Electoral Officer's office, in a protest backing the CJP's demand for the CEC's resignation. Reports differ on whether Chandigarh Police or Punjab Police made the detentions.
10 Oct 2026 · status: unknownOutside the Chief Electoral Officer's office, Chandigarh
Instagram video: @advharpalcheema, @msisodia.aap
Sources: ANI, Amar Ujala, Babushahi
News video: News24 (PTI video)
Photo: Akshaymarathe, CC BY-SA 4.0
Harpal Singh Cheema
detainedFinance Minister, Punjab (AAP)
Detained after AAP marchers tried to cross police barricades on the way to the Chief Electoral Officer's office, in a protest backing the CJP's demand for the CEC's resignation. Reports differ on whether Chandigarh Police or Punjab Police made the detentions.
10 Oct 2026 · status: unknownOutside the Chief Electoral Officer's office, Chandigarh
Instagram video: @advharpalcheema
Photo: Govt. of Punjab, GODL-India
Imran Khan
detainedactor
The Free Press Journal reported that Mumbai Police detained Khan outside August Kranti Maidan.
10 Oct 2026 · status: unknownOutside August Kranti Maidan
Sources: The Free Press Journal
News video: The Free Press Journal
Photo: Bollywood Hungama, CC BY 3.0
Arvind Kejriwal
detainedAAP convenor
An Instagram post by Ahmed Khabeer reports that Arvind Kejriwal was detained in Delhi and released from Jaffarpur police station.
10 Oct 2026 · status: releasedJaffarpur police station
Sources: Ahmed Khabeer (@ahmedkhabeer_)
Photo: Vice President's Secretariat, GODL-India
Mamata Banerjee
detainedWest Bengal Chief Minister
An Instagram post by Ahmed Khabeer reports that Mamata Banerjee was held in Delhi during the protest and later released.
10 Oct 2026 · status: releasedDelhi (specific detention location not reported)
Sources: Ahmed Khabeer (@ahmedkhabeer_)
Photo: Biswarup Ganguly, CC BY 3.0
Anuradha Mewara
detainedprotester
Mewara said police detained her outside Gurdwara Bangla Sahib, drove her around in a bus and dropped her near the Red Fort.
10 Oct 2026 · status: releasedOutside Gurdwara Bangla Sahib
Sources: The Indian Express
Manik Sarkar
detainedFormer Tripura Chief Minister and CPI(M) leader
Manik Sarkar was detained in Delhi during the anti-CEC protest.
10 Oct 2026 · status: unknownDelhi
Sources: The Hindu
Photo: Adv.tksujith, CC BY-SA 3.0
Yudhvir Singh
detainedBharatiya Kisan Union national general secretary
Yudhvir Singh led a Bharatiya Kisan Union delegation that was detained on its way to Jantar Mantar and held at Mundka police station.
10 Oct 2026 · status: unknownMundka police station
Sources: The Hindu
Jean Dreze
detainedEconomist, social scientist and activist
Jean Dreze was taken away with a group after it unfurled protest banners at an entrance to Jantar Mantar.
10 Oct 2026 · status: unknownJantar Mantar
Sources: The Hindu
Photo: Rahulkepapa (frame from a video), CC BY-SA 3.0
Shashank Singh
detainedSupreme Court advocate
The Hindu reports that Supreme Court advocate Shashank Singh was detained outside the Supreme Court and taken to Yamuna Sports Complex, then released with the other lawyers after nearly two hours.
10 Oct 2026 · status: releasedYamuna Sports Complex
Sources: The Hindu
Dipankar Bhattacharya
detainedCPI(ML)-Liberation general secretary
The Hindu reports that CPI(ML)-Liberation general secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya was detained near Safdarjung Airport flyover while travelling to the Dilli Haat protest.
10 Oct 2026 · status: unknownSafdarjung Airport flyover
Sources: The Hindu
Lekha Washington
detainedActor and artist
Lekha Washington was detained at the August Kranti Maidan protest in Mumbai and was released hours later.
10 Oct 2026 · status: releasedAugust Kranti Maidan
Sources: NDTV, National Herald
News video: National Herald
Ravinder Govinda
arrestedHindu Raksha Dal member
Mathrubhumi English reports that police arrested him after an alleged assault on CJP protesters and that he was later released on bail.
10 Oct 2026 · status: Released on bailDDU Marg, central Delhi
Sources: Mathrubhumi English
Gajendra Singh
arrestedIndependent journalist, News Diggy (Noida)
One of the 17 people formally arrested after the sit-in demanding an FIR against ACP Vivek Bhagat. Booked under BNS sections including 190 (unlawful assembly) and 191(2) (rioting), and under the Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act. He spent a night in judicial custody and was released on 6 October.
5 Oct 2026 · status: released on bailOutside Parliament Street police station
Sources: Newslaundry
News video: India Today, NDTV
Anuj Bhagat
arrestedContent creator, political and news videos
One of the 17 arrested and booked in the same FIR. He was held in Tihar Jail before release. He says some of those detained with him were assaulted by other inmates.
5 Oct 2026 · status: released on bailOutside Parliament Street police station
Sources: Newslaundry
News video: NDTV (earlier incident at Jantar Mantar)
Deeksha Sinha
detainedIndependent journalist, formerly with The Quint
She says she was pushed into a detention bus while filming, her mic was ripped off her camera, and she lost her phone, glasses and a shoe. She alleges female officers lifted her shirt.
4 Oct 2026 · status: releasedIndia Gate and Le Meridien roundabout
Sources: The Quint
Yogendra Yadav
detainedSwaraj India
Detained on 2 October and again on 3 October.
3 Oct 2026 · status: releasedNear Jantar Mantar Road / Ashoka Road
Instagram video: @_yogendrayadav
Sources: The Indian Express
Photo: Rizakmohammad, CC0
Prashant Bhushan
detainedAdvocate
Detained while marching towards Jantar Mantar.
3 Oct 2026 · status: releasedAshoka Road
Sources: The Tribune
Photo: Swaraj Abhiyan, CC BY 2.5
Kapil Sibal
detainedRajya Sabha MP, senior advocate
The Tribune reports him among about 150 detained. The Indian Express says he was part of the march but does not explicitly report his detention.
3 Oct 2026 · status: releasedNear Jantar Mantar Road
Sources: The Tribune
Photo: Augustus Binu, CC BY-SA 4.0
Neha Bora
detainedNational president, AISA
Detained on 2, 3 and 4 October. She alleges that on 4 October she was taken to Narela in an unmarked vehicle with no woman officer inside.
2 Oct 2026 · status: released on 17 October after detention the previous dayNear Kerala House and Jantar Mantar
Instagram video: @siasatdaily, @thewirein
Sources: The Indian Express, The Quint, The Wire
Photo: ABP MAJHA, CC BY 3.0
Atishi
detainedAAP leader, former Chief Minister of Delhi
Reported among those detained on day 1.
2 Oct 2026 · status: releasedCentral Delhi
Instagram video: @atishi.aap, @atishi.aap
Sources: The Indian Express
Photo: Lieutenant Governor of Delhi, Secretariat of Delhi, Government of Delhi, India, Public domain
Saurabh Bharadwaj
detainedAAP leader, former Delhi minister
Reported among those detained on day 1.
2 Oct 2026 · status: releasedCentral Delhi
Sources: The Indian Express
Aishe Ghosh
detainedStudent activist
Reported among those detained on day 1.
2 Oct 2026 · status: releasedCentral Delhi
Sources: The Indian Express
Photo: Reporter TV (YouTube), CC BY 4.0
Harsh Yadav
detainedIndependent journalist
Reports differ on 2 October. National Herald and Groundxero report he was detained while covering the protest, after showing his press ID. Times Now and video by journalist Ahmed Khabeer show police trying to take him into custody and letting him go after a long confrontation. On 10 October he alleged that police were targeting journalists staying at Delhi's Park Hotel for detention.
2 Oct 2026 · status: releasedJantar Mantar protest site, New Delhi
Instagram video: @ahmedkhabeer_, @retiredreporter_ and @harshdelhise
Sources: Groundxero, National Herald, Times Now, Ahmed Khabeer (10 Oct, Park Hotel)
Sanjay Singh
detainedAam Aadmi Party Rajya Sabha MP
Sanjay Singh was detained at the Jantar Mantar protest and released later that day.
2 Oct 2026 · status: releasedJantar Mantar
Sources: The Indian Express
Photo: Vice President's Secretariat, GODL-India
Incidents on video
A video is listed only after the editor has reviewed it. Each description says what the footage shows. Where a report calls the attackers goons or names them, the site quotes that report and links to it. People in the footage are identified only by what is visible, such as a name badge, badge number, rank insignia or vehicle registration, or by a name that a news outlet or a formal complaint published. This site does not use facial recognition.
Police using force on protesters
Footage of police officers hitting, pushing or dragging protesters who are not shown being violent.
10 Oct 2026 · INA flyover, Delhi
Protester says an officer without a name plate hit him at INA flyover
A photo taken inside a bus shows a uniformed Delhi Police officer, with no name plate visible, pointing at the camera. The person who took it says the officer hit him on the back of the head three times and tried to take his phone when he photographed him.
Watch the footage · posted by @ashleshbiradar
“hit me behind the head thrice, tried to snatch my phone when i took his photo, has no badge”, Ashlesh Biradar on X
No one in this footage is identified.
10 Oct 2026 · Unspecified location in Delhi, Delhi
Police officers push protesters in a crowd
Uniformed police officers hold and push people in a crowd.
Watch the footage · posted by _yogendrayadav
No one in this footage is identified.
10 Oct 2026 · Gurdwara Bangla Sahib, Delhi
Uniformed personnel and protesters at Gurdwara Bangla Sahib
Uniformed personnel and protesters crowd the entrance of Gurdwara Bangla Sahib. The footage does not clearly show anyone being taken into custody; The Quint reports that protesters were dragged out by security forces.
Watch the footage · posted by Cockroach Janta Party
“Protesters were dragged out of Gurdwara by security forces today afternoon.”, The Quint
No one in this footage is identified.
Male police officers handling women protesters
Footage of male officers physically handling, dragging or detaining women protesters. Section 43 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita bars a male officer from touching a woman to arrest her unless the circumstances require it.
No video in this category has been reviewed yet.
Men not in police uniform attacking protesters
Footage of men who are not in police uniform hitting, chasing or threatening protesters.
11 Oct 2026 · Protest site, Delhi (the post does not name it), Delhi
Two men in plain clothes hold a person on the ground; poster says police did not act
A photo shows two men in plain clothes, one in a white shirt and one in a maroon shirt, holding a person on the ground by the arm and the head. The person who posted it says the two returned to the protest site and threatened protesters in front of Delhi Police, who did not detain them.
Watch the footage · posted by @Simpu_SinghIND
“openly threatening protestors to beat them infront of Delhi police but the Delhi Police is doing absolutely nothing”, Simpu Singh on X
No one in this footage is identified.
10 Oct 2026 · Connaught Place, Delhi
Men surround man at Connaught Place
Several men gather around and make physical contact with a man in a white shirt outside a Connaught Place building.
Watch the footage · posted by The Wire
“Security Forces Allow Unchecked Violence By Right Wing Mobs in Central Delhi”, The Wire
No one in this footage is identified.
10 Oct 2026 · Connaught Place, Delhi
Men threaten CJP protesters at Connaught Place
A man wearing an orange scarf speaks to reporters in a crowd at Connaught Place.
Watch the footage · posted by The Quint
“Right-wing protesters threaten violence against CJP protesters, leadership and Dhruv Rathee.”, The Quint
No one in this footage is identified.
Men not in police uniform attacking women protesters
Footage of men who are not in police uniform hitting, grabbing or threatening women protesters.
No video in this category has been reviewed yet.
Journalists attacked or obstructed
Footage of reporters being hit, pushed, detained or stopped from filming, by police or by others.
10 Oct 2026 · Central Delhi, Delhi
The Quint journalists stopped in central Delhi
Police officers stand between people with cameras and a police bus, and an officer holds a man in a white shirt beside the bus.
Watch the footage · posted by The Quint
“The Quint’s journalist @seriously_its_sarthak was detained by Delhi Police while covering the protest near Ambedkar Manzar on 10 October and taken to Chankyapuri Police Station, where he was kept for several hours without an explanation.”, The Quint
No one in this footage is identified.
Detentions on camera
Footage of people being taken into police custody.
16 Oct 2026 · Connaught Place area, Delhi
Police take man to vehicle before Connaught Place rally
Police officers lead a man through a crowd and into a vehicle.
Watch the footage · posted by National Herald
No one in this footage is identified.
13 Oct 2026 · Jantar Mantar, Delhi
Police take protesters at Jantar Mantar
Police officers hold and lead protesters away outside the Jantar Mantar gates.
Watch the footage · posted by The Quint
No one in this footage is identified.
11 Oct 2026 · Connaught Place, Delhi
Man escorted toward police bus at Connaught Place
Uniformed personnel hold and escort a man through Connaught Place toward police buses.
Watch the footage · posted by The Quint
No one in this footage is identified.
11 Oct 2026 · Outside Shiv Sena Bhavan, Dadar, Mumbai
Mumbai police take woman into van outside Shiv Sena Bhavan
Uniformed officers put a woman into a police van.
Watch the footage · posted by @thequint and @swatichopra17
No one in this footage is identified.
11 Oct 2026 · RK Ashram Marg Metro Station, Delhi
Police officers take a person toward a bus at RK Ashram
Uniformed police officers take a person through a crowd toward a bus outside RK Ashram Marg Metro Station.
Watch the footage · posted by The Quint and @heyeshwar
Instagram, The Quint and @heyeshwar
No one in this footage is identified.
10 Oct 2026 · Connaught Place, Delhi
Protesters taken to police buses in Connaught Place
Uniformed personnel escort a man, and multiple protesters are shown inside police buses.
Watch the footage · posted by The Hindu
No one in this footage is identified.
10 Oct 2026 · Delhi, Delhi
Police hold protester on ground
Uniformed police officers hold a protester on the ground.
Watch the footage · posted by Newslaundry
No one in this footage is identified.
10 Oct 2026 · Delhi, Delhi
Kavya Karnatac records detention bus
Kavya Karnatac records herself and other people inside a bus while saying they are detained.
Watch the footage · posted by Kavya Karnatac
No one in this footage is identified.
10 Oct 2026 · New Delhi, Delhi
Police officers detain protesters in New Delhi
Police officers hold and escort protesters during a protest in New Delhi.
Watch the footage · posted by National Herald
No one in this footage is identified.
10 Oct 2026 · On the march from Dilli Haat towards Jantar Mantar, Delhi
Police move marchers from Dilli Haat to a bus
Police physically move protesters, including women, beside a police bus. The post says marchers from Dilli Haat were detained on their way to Jantar Mantar.
Watch the footage · posted by Neha Bora (@neowsibora)
“Protestors marching from Dilli Haat have been detained while marching towards Jantar Mantar”, Neha Bora on Instagram
No one in this footage is identified.
Video reports
- 10 Oct 2026 · Delhi gridlocked; protesters detained at airport and Jantar Mantar · India Today
- 10 Oct 2026 · Reporters stopped from reaching detention area at Connaught Place (6:42 am) · Newslaundry (Facebook)
- 5 Oct 2026 · Delhi cops detain protesting journalists over assault FIR demand · India Today
- 5 Oct 2026 · Police detain protesters outside Parliament Street police station · NDTV
Reporting cited on this page
The Hindu · NDTV · The Indian Express · The Times of India · Telegraph India · India Today · The Economic Times · Millennium Post · Moneycontrol · The Hindu (live blog, 11:34) · ETV Bharat · The Hindu (live blog, 11:04) · The Hindu (live blog, 11:47) · Newslaundry · The Quint · The Wire · The Tribune · ANI · Amar Ujala · Babushahi · Groundxero · National Herald · Times Now · Ahmed Khabeer (10 Oct, Park Hotel) · The Free Press Journal · Ahmed Khabeer (@ahmedkhabeer_) · Free Press Journal · The Quint on Instagram · The Siasat Daily · Mathrubhumi English
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