{
  "id": 13373866,
  "title": "Mumbai Police Detain Tushar Gandhi Ahead Of CJP Solidarity Protest At August Kranti Maidan | VIDEO",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/mumbai-police-detain-tushar-gandhi-ahead-of-cjp-solidarity-protest-at",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-10T08:44:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/mumbai-police-detain-tushar-gandhi-ahead-of-cjp-solidarity-protest-at-august-kranti-maidan-video"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Mumbai Police detained Tushar Gandhi, grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, as he traveled to August Kranti Maidan for a solidarity protest with the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP). The demonstration aimed to pressure Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to resign. Gandhi was taken to DN Nagar police station following his arrest. CJP leaders Abhijeet Dipke and Ashutosh Ranka were also detained upon their arrival at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport. Other activists, including Saurav Das and YouTuber Dhruv Rathee, were similarly detained before they could reach Jantar Mantar in Delhi to support the protest. Mumbai authorities increased security measures around various locations, including Shivaji Park in Dadar, where VBA workers were detained during a previous demonstration. In Delhi, exit gates at multiple Metro stations were closed, and over 250 trains were canceled due to heightened security concerns.",
  "summary": "Mumbai: Mumbai Police on Saturday reportedly detained activist Tushar Gandhi, Mahatma Gandhi's great-grandson, in Bandra as he was heading to August Kranti Maidan to participate in a demonstration in solidarity with the Cockroach Janata Party's (CJP) planned protest at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. According to reports, Gandhi was being taken to DN…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Le Monde English",
        "title": "Indian police detain 'cockroach' leaders ahead of protest against election commission",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/indian-police-detain-cockroach-leaders-ahead-of-protest-against",
        "published": "2026-10-10T09:46:29.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}