{
  "id": 13338639,
  "title": "Anti-CEC protest on October 10: Police, security forces throw wide net across New Delhi",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/anti-cec-protest-on-october-10-police-security-forces-throw-wide-net",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-10T05:42:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/anti-cec-protest-in-new-dlehi-on-october-10-2026/article71567188.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.\n\nBy 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.\"",
  "summary": "Police and security forces were deployed in large numbers across New Delhi on October 10 ahead of a planned protest at Jantar Mantar. The protest, called by the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP), demanded the resignation of the Chief Election Commissioner over alleged voter-roll irregularities. According to Live Mint, CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke was detained by Delhi Police after arriving at Indira Gandhi International Airport from Mumbai.\n\nThe Delhi Police detained more than 150 protesters, including CJP founders Abhijeet Dipke, Ashutosh Ranka, and Saurav Das, as well as YouTuber Dhruv Rathee, who was held at his residence in Gurugram's Sector 56. Security checks were stepped up at Delhi's borders, and several metro stations were closed. The Gulf News reported that UAE travellers flying to Delhi were advised to plan their journeys carefully due to heightened security and traffic restrictions.\n\nTens of thousands of police officers and paramilitary personnel were deployed across the capital, with multiple layers of barricades blocking roads leading to Jantar Mantar, the protest site, as per Dawn. The protest was the culmination of weeks of opposition mobilisation following allegations of misconduct during a nationwide voter-roll revision. The Election Commission of India has rejected allegations of impropriety in the \"special intensive revision\", saying it was intended to remove duplicate and ineligible voters.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "DW News",
        "title": "India's 'Cockroach' leaders detained ahead of major protest",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/indias-cockroach-leaders-detained-ahead-of-major-protest",
        "published": "2026-10-10T03:50:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Economic Times",
        "title": "Delhi police detain 200; CJP’s Ratna Singh included",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/delhi-police-detain-200-cjps-ratna-singh-included",
        "published": "2026-10-10T04:47:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Dawn",
        "title": "India deploys police, restricts transport ahead of major opposition protest in New Delhi",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/india-deploys-police-restricts-transport-ahead-of-major-opposition",
        "published": "2026-10-10T05:01:41.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "Delhi protest: Left leaders including Pinarayi Vijayan, Brinda Karat detained",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/delhi-protest-left-leaders-including-pinarayi-vijayan-brinda-karat",
        "published": "2026-10-10T06:18:43.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}