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Mumbai Police File FIR After Protest Demanding Election Chief’s Resignation
People gathered in Mumbai to call for the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
The demand was connected to a disagreement about changes to electoral rolls.
Police detained more than 400 people in Mumbai and filed a case over the gathering.
Tushar Gandhi was detained on his way to the site but was later released.
Actor Imran Khan was also detained.
Police said the gathering did not have permission.
A similar protest was planned in Delhi, where police sources said about 1,000 people were detained.
Those detained in Delhi included Arvind Kejriwal and Neha Bora.
Mumbai Police registered an FIR over a protest at August Kranti Maidan demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation.
Police said more than 400 people were detained in Mumbai; Tushar Gandhi and actor Imran Khan were among them.
Tushar Gandhi was detained while travelling to the protest site and later released.
Police cited Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita provisions concerning disobedience, wrongful restraint and unlawful assembly; police personnel were the complainants.
In Delhi, police sources said around 1,000 people were detained while trying to march towards Jantar Mantar, including Arvind Kejriwal and Neha Bora.
- Who
- Protesters, including Tushar Gandhi and Imran Khan in Mumbai; Delhi detainees included Arvind Kejriwal and Neha Bora.
- What
- Mumbai Police registered an FIR over a protest demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation; police also detained demonstrators in Mumbai and Delhi.
- Where
- August Kranti Maidan and nearby Nana Chowk in Mumbai; a separate protest attempt took place near Jantar Mantar in Delhi.
- When
- The report says Mumbai Police announced the FIR on Saturday; it does not specify the calendar date.
- Why
- The protests demanded Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation amid a dispute over the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
Protesters
Police
Demonstration and access
Protesters
The protesters sought to demonstrate in support of the demand for Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation.
Police
Police said no permission had been granted for gatherings and detained people attempting to reach the protest sites.
Key facts
- Mumbai detentions
- More than 400, according to Mumbai Police.
- Delhi detentions
- Around 1,000, according to Delhi Police sources.
- Mumbai police station
- Gamdevi Police Station.
- FIR provisions
- BNS Sections 223, 126(2), 189(2), 189(3) and 189(5).
- Mumbai protest location
- August Kranti Maidan and nearby Nana Chowk.
- Delhi protest destination
- Jantar Mantar.
- Protest demand
- Resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
Quotes
Imran Khan
Bollywood actor detained at August Kranti Maidan who shared a photograph from a police van.
“Apparently I’m going for a drive.”
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Sources
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