Archive · 5 Oct 2026
Delhi Police Detain AAP Workers Amid Election Chief Protest
People in Delhi held protests asking Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to resign.
AISA members said police took their leader, Neha Bora, away during a protest near Jantar Mantar.
They claimed she was driven away in a private car and that no woman officer was there.
Police also detained AAP workers who were marching toward India Gate.
One of them, Saurabh Bhardwaj, said police had manhandled him.
The reports describe allegations made by protest participants, not findings confirmed by authorities.
AISA members said Delhi Police picked up national president Neha Bora during a protest near Jantar Mantar.
They alleged Bora was taken in a private vehicle without an official number plate to an unknown location.
AISA members also said no woman police officer was present in the vehicle.
Police detained AAP workers, including Delhi unit president Saurabh Bhardwaj, as they marched toward India Gate.
Bhardwaj accused officers of manhandling him; protesters demanded Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation.
- Who
- AISA members, AAP workers including Saurabh Bhardwaj, and Delhi Police; Neha Bora was named by AISA members.
- What
- Police detained AAP workers, while AISA members said Neha Bora was taken away during a protest.
- When
- Sunday; activists had attempted to return to Jantar Mantar for the third consecutive day.
- Where
- Near Jantar Mantar and Ashoka Road in New Delhi; AAP workers were marching toward India Gate.
- Why
- The demonstrations called for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to resign.
Protesters’ claims
Police perspective
Neha Bora’s reported pickup
Protesters’ claims
AISA members said Bora was taken away in an unmarked private vehicle, driven to an unknown location, and not accompanied by a woman police officer.
Police perspective
The article provides no response from Delhi Police to these allegations.
Saurabh Bhardwaj’s detention
Protesters’ claims
Bhardwaj accused officers of manhandling him while he was detained.
Police perspective
The article provides no police account of the detention or response to his allegation.
- Protest demand
- Resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar
- AISA president named
- Neha Bora
- AAP leader detained
- Delhi unit president Saurabh Bhardwaj
- Reported locations
- Jantar Mantar, Ashoka Road and the route toward India Gate, New Delhi
- AISA allegation
- Bora was taken in a private vehicle without an official number plate to an unknown location
- Bhardwaj's allegation
- He accused police officers of manhandling him during detention
- Protest timing
- AISA activists attempted to return to Jantar Mantar for the third consecutive day