Over 50 ABVP members detained during protest outside KPSC office in Bengaluru

In Bengaluru, over 40 members of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) were arrested by police on Tuesday (August 25, 2026) while protesting outside the Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC) office. The demonstrators gathered on a busy street outside the KPSC office, shouting slogans against the State government. Their protest led to traffic disruption in the vicinity for some time before police arrived on the scene.

The ABVP members were subsequently taken to the High Grounds police station following alleged violations of High Court regulations on protests and public assemblies. Some of the detained students claimed they were subjected to excessive force during their arrest, and reported sustaining injuries at the station, while police personnel allegedly denied them immediate medical attention.

However, senior police officials denied these allegations, stating that no force was used and that the police adhered to the required procedures.