Delhi Police registers 3 FIRs over anti-CEC protests, none named
Police said the cases follow attempts by protesters to gather despite prohibitory orders, and more than 1,000 people were detained across Delhi.
- On Friday, October 2, 2026, Delhi Police detained approximately 700 to 1,100 protesters at Jantar Mantar who attempted to demand Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's resignation over electoral roll irregularities.
- Demonstrators targeted the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision process, alleging that mass deletions of more than 133 million names from electoral rolls risk disenfranchising legitimate voters, a claim the commission denies.
- Authorities imposed Section 163 prohibitory orders across the New Delhi district restricting unauthorized assemblies, while suspending internet services and closing 12 Delhi Metro stations to manage security around the protest site.
- Police apprehended AAP Delhi president Saurabh Bharadwaj and former Delhi Chief Minister Atishi, transporting them to various police stations; many detainees were later released.
- Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi had formally objected 14 times over 10 months to voter list decisions, reports indicate, lending credibility to demonstrators' transparency concerns.
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Amnesty Decries 'Blatant Attack' on Right to Assembly Amid Crackdown on India Election Protests
Led by student groups and opposition parties, the protesters are demanding the resignation of India's elections chief as more than 133 million people have been deleted from voter rolls since last year.
India: Authorities trampling on human rights in crackdown on electoral roll protests
Responding to the imposition of prohibitory orders, the detention of hundreds of protesters, and the suspension of internet and public transport services in Delhi and Mumbai amid peaceful protests demanding the resignation of the Chief Election Commissioner of India, Aakar Patel, Chair of Board, Amnesty International India, said: “The right to protest is not dependent […]
Delhi Police Detain Over 500 Including AAP Atishi And Sanjay Singh At Jantar Mantar Protest
Delhi Police detained over 500 protesters at Jantar Mantar on October 2 as a rally demanding CEC Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation turned tense. AAP leaders Atishi, Saurabh Bharadwaj and Sanjay Singh were among those detained.
Opposition groups are demanding the resignation of the election chief over the removal of 130 million voters from the rolls.
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