{
  "id": 13448677,
  "title": "What is a preventative detention? How is it different from arrest? What to know amid police crackdown in Delhi protests",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/what-is-a-preventative-detention-how-is-it-different-from-arrest-what",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-10T15:16:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Live Mint",
    "slug": "live-mint",
    "url": "https://www.livemint.com/news/india/what-is-a-preventative-detention-how-it-is-different-from-arrest-what-to-know-amid-police-crackdown-in-delhi-protests-11791639978177.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Preventive detention is a legal measure where a person is detained based on a reasonable apprehension that they may engage in activity threatening public order or security. This differs from an ordinary arrest, which typically follows an allegation of a committed offence and involves the legal process that follows. In the context of the Delhi protests, several opposition leaders and activists were detained under preventive detention, raising questions about the legal powers of the police during such events. The legality of an arrest or detention depends on the provision invoked and the specific circumstances of the case, with preventive detention limited to 24 hours unless further detention is authorized under another law.",
  "key_points": [],
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    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/delhi-court-says-sharjeel-imam-flouted-bail-terms-but-refuses",
        "published": "2026-10-10T12:33:40.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "Supreme Court to hear on Sunday plea against violation of order on Delhi curbs, detention of Opposition leaders",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/supreme-court-to-hear-on-sunday-plea-against-violation-of-order-on",
        "published": "2026-10-10T14:39:40.000Z"
      }
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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."
}