{
  "id": 13620504,
  "title": "‘Lone ranger’ atop bus, elderly inside them: 100 detained at Ahmedabad protest over SIR",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/lone-ranger-atop-bus-elderly-inside-them-100-detained-at-ahmedabad",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-11T02:17:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/ahmedabad/lone-ranger-atop-bus-elderly-inside-them-100-detained-at-ahmedabad-protest-over-sir-10916231/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Saturday evening, Ahmedabad police deployed approximately 250 officers along Ashram Road to quell a protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. Activists, social workers, and students gathered in solidarity with the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) demonstration in Delhi. Among the detained were 86-year-old author-activist Prakash N Shah. The protest began at 6:30 pm outside the MJ Library, a location that had witnessed a larger CJP demonstration on July 20 regarding NEET and exam leaks. Despite police efforts to control the area, protesters persisted until 8 pm, with some even clambering atop police vehicles to deliver slogans. A lone individual on the bus topped the list of unusual incidents, drawing attention from both the police and commuters. The organizers, including Swati Goswami, a protest organizer, alleged that SIR (Special Intensive Revision) decisions had been made without officials' knowledge, causing voter deletions and denial of basic services. The protest aimed to bring attention to SIR and the grievances of students and citizens across the nation.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "250 Ahmedabad police officers deployed to control protest",
    "86-year-old author-activist Prakash N Shah detained",
    "SIR decisions blamed for voter deletions and service denial"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The detention of protesters, including an 86-year-old activist, signals a stricter policing approach to demonstrations in Ahmedabad, potentially chilling public dissent over issues like voter deletions and exam irregularities.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}