{
  "id": 13381332,
  "title": "‘66-year-old unarmed descendant of India’s founders’: Tushar Gandhi detained, daughter says he needs medicines",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/66-year-old-unarmed-descendant-of-indias-founders-tushar-gandhi",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-10T09:53:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times",
    "slug": "hindustan-times",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/66yearold-unarmed-descendant-of-india-s-founders-tushar-gandhi-detained-daughter-says-he-needs-medicines-101791624057010.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Saturday, Tushar Gandhi, the 66-year-old great-grandson of India's founder Mahatma Gandhi, was detained and taken to the DN Nagar Police Station in Mumbai's Andheri West, according to his daughter Kasturi Gandhi. The police reportedly apprehended the unarmed individual without any apparent reason, leaving his daughter concerned for his well-being. Kasturi Gandhi shared a text message from her father, which read \"Bring my medicine,\" highlighting her worry over his health. She also posted a statement on X, urging people to listen to the testimony of the driver who witnessed the police action. The driver recounted how the police suddenly appeared while they were in the car, took Tushar out of the vehicle, and transported him away without any explanation.",
  "summary": "Kasturi Gandhi posted on X about her father's detention. She also shared her conversation with a driver who witnessed the incident.",
  "key_points": [
    "66-year-old Tushar Gandhi, great-grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, detained in Mumbai",
    "Police apprehended unarmed Gandhi without apparent reason, daughter Kasturi concerned",
    "Kasturi Gandhi urges public to hear driver's testimony of police action"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "Mahatma Gandhi’s great-grandson Tushar Gandhi detained ahead of Mumbai’s August Kranti Maidan protest",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/mahatma-gandhis-great-grandson-tushar-gandhi-detained-ahead-of",
        "published": "2026-10-10T07:36:51.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}