{
  "id": 13931879,
  "title": "Delhi HC Seeks Police Report On Activist’s Mohammad Wasiq Nadeem Khan’s Alleged Illegal Detention Ahead Of Jantar Mantar Protest",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/delhi-hc-seeks-police-report-on-activists-mohammad-wasiq-nadeem-khans",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-12T10:00:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/delhi-hc-seeks-police-report-on-activists-mohammad-wasiq-nadeem-khans-alleged-illegal-detention-ahead-of-jantar-mantar-protest"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Delhi High Court seeks police report on activist's alleged illegal detention ahead of Jantar Mantar protest, according to the wire material. The court's bench questioned police conduct and the petitioner's confinement, alleging harassment and arbitrary behavior. The petitioner, Mohammad Wasiq Nadeem Khan, claims he was detained on September 29 at Jamaat-e-Islami Hind headquarters in Abul Fazal Enclave by police officials from Shaheen Bagh Police Station. Khan, the national secretary of APCR and founder of United Against Hate initiative, sought permission to hold a peaceful protest at Jantar Mantar on September 29, which was denied. The police argue Khan was only questioned based on information he planned to participate in the protest despite the denial. Khan alleges no arrest memo was prepared, no relatives informed, and no magistrate was produced. The court also received reports of continued police contact regarding subsequent protests on October 2 and October 5.",
  "summary": "New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Monday asked the city police to file a status report in relation to civil rights activist Mohammad Wasiq Nadeem Khan's allegation that he was recently illegally detained to stop him from attending a peaceful protest at Jantar Mantar. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Nitin Wasudeo Sambre and Justice Sanjay Sharma issued notice on Khan's petition, which also…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Live Mint",
        "title": "From Jantar Mantar to the fringes: Delhi’s new protest sites share one thing – distance from corridors of power",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/from-jantar-mantar-to-the-fringes-delhis-new-protest-sites-share-one",
        "published": "2026-10-12T09:14:46.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "As Jantar Mantar denotifed as protest site, a look at agitations held at 18th century observatory",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/as-jantar-mantar-denotifed-as-protest-site-a-look-at-agitations-held",
        "published": "2026-10-12T10:35:34.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "Govt. move to de-notify Jantar Mantar follows SC suggestion that protest sites need more space, open air",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/govt-move-to-de-notify-jantar-mantar-follows-sc-suggestion-that",
        "published": "2026-10-12T11:17:21.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}