Archive · 10 Oct 2026
Delhi Police Detain Protesters Sheltering at Bangla Sahib
People came to Delhi to protest against election official Gyanesh Kumar and a voter-list review.
Some stayed at Bangla Sahib Gurdwara after they could not reach the protest site.
Police asked the gurdwara management to send the protesters outside.
The management said the protesters could stay and that police should not enter.
On Saturday, demonstrators who came outside were detained.
Reports give different numbers for detentions at the gurdwara, while one report said more than 200 people had been detained across Delhi.
Protesters said they were exercising their right to protest.
Police said they were trying to stop people from regrouping or avoiding detention.
Protesters gathered at Bangla Sahib Gurdwara after police restrictions and barricades hindered access to Jantar Mantar.
They were protesting Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and demanding his resignation and a rollback of the Special Intensive Revision.
Police detained more than 100 demonstrators outside the gurdwara; another report said around 150–200 were detained there.
One account said more than 200 people had been detained across the city, including activists and public figures.
Gurdwara representatives said police could not enter the premises and that protesters sheltering there were peaceful.
- Who
- Protesters, including Cockroach Janta Party supporters and other activists, and Delhi Police.
- What
- Police detained demonstrators protesting against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and the Special Intensive Revision.
- When
- Saturday; some protesters had taken shelter overnight after restrictions were announced on October 9.
- Where
- Bangla Sahib Gurdwara and areas near Jantar Mantar in New Delhi.
- Why
- Protesters demanded Kumar’s resignation and a rollback of the Special Intensive Revision over alleged irregularities.
Protesters and Gurdwara Management
Police
Detentions and protest rights
Protesters and Gurdwara Management
Protesters said they were peacefully demonstrating and exercising their right to protest; some described the police response as a crackdown.
Police
Police detained demonstrators as part of efforts to prevent them from regrouping or avoiding detention.
Access to the gurdwara
Protesters and Gurdwara Management
Gurdwara representatives said protesters could stay, were peaceful, and should not be forced out; they said police were not allowed inside.
Police
Police personnel asked gurdwara representatives to send protesters out and called on those sheltering inside to come outside.
- Protest demands
- Resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and rollback of the Special Intensive Revision.
- Detentions outside gurdwara
- One report said more than 100 demonstrators were detained; another cited around 150–200.
- Citywide detentions
- One report said more than 200 protesters had been detained across Delhi.
- Shelter
- Protesters took refuge overnight at Bangla Sahib Gurdwara.
- Police rationale
- Police sought to prevent protesters from regrouping or evading detention.
- Gurdwara management
- Representatives said protesters could remain on the premises and police were not allowed inside.
