Delhi police detain 200; CJP’s Ratna Singh included

On October 10, the Delhi Police and security forces took extensive measures to curb protests at the Jantar Mantar site in New Delhi. Traffic restrictions, implemented by the Delhi Police at 6 am, forced early protesters from nearby regions like Gurugram and Faridabad to reach the Ashoka Road entrance to the protest site. As security forces blocked key roads such as Janpath and Ashoka Road, they held debriefing sessions with numerous officials who were seen carrying tear gas munitions.

By 9 am, at least five protesters who had managed to reach the Ashoka Road entrance were detained by security personnel and placed on buses surrounding the area. Among the detained were 63-year-old Shaheena from Gurugram and her 36-year-old daughter, Sabika Muzaffar. Shaheena, a homemaker, had driven into Delhi around 5 am, emphasizing the importance of her presence at the protest against the ruling BJP government, as her citizenship was under scrutiny through the SIR process.

Also detained was Geetika, a 25-year-old software engineer from Faridabad, who had left her home at 4 am without informing her family, stating, "It is now or never."