Mumbai police detain Tushar Gandhi ahead of city’s anti-CEC protest

Mumbai police apprehended Tushar Gandhi, president of Hum Bharat Ke Log, and several other leaders of an upcoming protest, on October 10, 2026. This took place before a demonstration planned at August Kranti Maidan. The protest aimed to show solidarity with a similar demonstration organized by the Cockroach Janata Party at Jantar Mantar in Delhi.

The police apprehended Mr. Gandhi at the National College intersection and transported him to the DN Nagar police station. Later, leaders of the Shiv Sena UBT, under the leadership of Aaditya Thackeray, visited the police station to request his release. Mr. Thackeray warned that party workers would gather outside the police station if Mr. Gandhi was not freed.

In a statement, Mr. Gandhi affirmed that the police had taken him into custody at the National College intersection. He mentioned that the police had initially taken him to Santa Cruz Police Station before transferring him to DN Nagar. He expressed his determination to continue the protest, appealing to everyone to join the rally at August Kranti Maidan that afternoon.

The detentions occurred amidst a period of heightened police scrutiny in Maharashtra. Earlier on October 9, the Mumbai police had detained over 200 individuals to prevent them from traveling to Delhi.