{
  "id": 13436867,
  "title": "Jantar Mantar remains clear: New Delhi DCP debunks social media claims",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/jantar-mantar-remains-clear-new-delhi-dcp-debunks-social-media-claims",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-10T14:30:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/jantar-mantar-remains-clear-new-delhi-dcp-debunks-social-media-claims/article71568708.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Saturday, October 10, 2026, saw the Jantar Mantar area remain free from protesters, according to the New Delhi Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP). The DCP shared a video on social media to refute claims that a large number of individuals had gathered at the protest site. This video showed the area devoid of demonstrators, effectively debunking rumors of a protest at the location, especially as heightened security measures were being implemented in response to the Cockroach Janta Party's (CJP) planned protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. Police had set up stringent security measures to impede protesters from reaching Jantar Mantar, leading to the detention of over 3,000 protesters in various parts of the New Delhi district.",
  "summary": "A 37-second video showed Jantar Mantar in New Delhi without protesters, contradicting social media claims of a gathering. According to The Hindu, this footage debunked reports of a protest at the venue amid heightened security.\n\nProtests did occur in the national capital, called by the Cockroach Janata Party, with the Left lending its support. Former Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan, Rajya Sabha member John Brittas, and former state minister K N Balagopal were detained by Delhi Police from Kerala House, near Jantar Mantar, as per The Indian Express.\n\nProtesters faced off against police and barricades across Delhi, with some groups chanting slogans and trying to regroup, The Economic Times reported. The protests were against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, with demonstrators demanding his resignation.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "‘All of Delhi is Jantar Mantar for us now. The entire country is Jantar Mantar’: John Brittas",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/all-of-delhi-is-jantar-mantar-for-us-now-the-entire-country-is-jantar",
        "published": "2026-10-10T14:08:35.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "‘Another Jantar Mantar’: AAP workers gherao police station after Kejriwal’s detention",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/another-jantar-mantar-aap-workers-gherao-police-station-after",
        "published": "2026-10-10T14:50:21.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}