Archive · 10 Oct 2026
Mumbai Police Detain Around 200 at Protest Supporting CJP Stir
Police detained about 200 people who gathered at August Kranti Maidan in Mumbai to support a protest planned in New Delhi.
The crowd included members of an organisation led by Tushar Gandhi and supporters of the Communist Party of India (Marxist).
Some Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi workers were detained at another nearby protest.
Tushar Gandhi and activist Feeroz Mithiborwala were also taken into custody separately.
One protester said police had acted very brutally and called for the Chief Election Commissioner to resign.
Police said the maidan is not an approved protest site under a court order and said they acted to maintain law and order.
The Cockroach Janata Party says its planned protest concerns alleged problems with voter lists and voter registration rules.
Police detained around 200 people who gathered without permission at August Kranti Maidan in south Mumbai.
Those detained included members of Tushar Gandhi’s Hum Bharat Ke Log organisation and Communist Party of India (Marxist) supporters.
Several Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi workers were also detained while demonstrating near Hutatma Chowk.
Tushar Gandhi and activist Feeroz Mithiborwala were separately taken into custody; police said an FIR process was underway for the August Kranti Maidan detainees.
The protests backed the Cockroach Janata Party’s planned Jantar Mantar demonstration over alleged voter-list manipulation and changes to Form 6.
- Who
- Around 200 protesters, including members of Hum Bharat Ke Log and CPI (M) supporters; separate detentions included VBA workers, Tushar Gandhi and Feeroz Mithiborwala.
- What
- Police detained protesters in Mumbai who were supporting the Cockroach Janata Party’s planned demonstration in New Delhi.
- When
- October 10; the year is not specified in the reports.
- Where
- August Kranti Maidan and Hutatma Chowk in south Mumbai; the planned CJP demonstration is at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi.
- Why
- The protesters were backing a CJP demonstration concerning allegations of voter-list manipulation during the Special Intensive Revision and changes relating to Form 6.
Protesters and organisers
Police and authorities
Purpose and concerns
Protesters and organisers
Protesters supported the CJP demonstration, which was called over alleged voter-list manipulation and changes relating to Form 6; Rubaid Bhojani also demanded Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation.
Police and authorities
Authorities said the gathering at August Kranti Maidan was not permitted because the site is not designated for protests under a Bombay High Court order.
Police action
Protesters and organisers
Rubaid Bhojani alleged that police took protesters into custody very brutally.
Police and authorities
Authorities described the detentions as preventive action to maintain law and order.
- Detained at August Kranti Maidan
- Around 200 people
- Other protest detentions
- Several Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi workers were detained near Hutatma Chowk.
- Separate custody actions
- Tushar Gandhi was picked up in Bandra; Feeroz Mithiborwala was taken from his residence.
- Planned CJP demonstration
- Jantar Mantar, New Delhi
- CJP's stated concerns
- Alleged voter-list manipulation during the Special Intensive Revision and changes relating to Form 6, used for voter registration.
- Police explanation
- Authorities said August Kranti Maidan is not a designated protest site under a Bombay High Court order and cited law-and-order concerns.
- Legal process
- An official said the process of registering an FIR against the August Kranti Maidan detainees was underway.
