Archive · 11 Oct 2026
Woman Taken Away After Trying to Stop Mumbai Police Van
A group of people gathered in Mumbai to support a protest called by the Cockroach Janta Party.
The party wanted Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to resign over changes to electoral rolls.
A video shows a woman standing in front of a police van carrying protesters.
She says that her friend has been detained.
Police then take the woman away.
Reports say more than 400 people were detained around Mumbai.
Tushar Gandhi and actor Imran Khan were also reported detained.
Tushar Gandhi was later released.
A circulating video shows a woman standing in front of a police van carrying Cockroach Janta Party supporters in Mumbai.
She says, “They have detained my friend,” before police take her away.
The demonstration supported a protest call demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation over the electoral-roll revision exercise.
Reports said more than 400 people were detained across Mumbai, including at August Kranti Maidan and nearby Nana Chowk.
Reports said Tushar Gandhi and actor Imran Khan were also detained; Tushar Gandhi was later released.
- Who
- Cockroach Janta Party supporters, demonstrators, Mumbai Police, and a woman seen in the video.
- What
- Police detained protesters during a demonstration, and a video shows a woman trying to stop a police van before being taken away.
- When
- The demonstration was reported as taking place on Saturday, October 10; the article does not specify the year.
- Where
- Mumbai, including August Kranti Maidan and nearby Nana Chowk.
- Why
- The protest supported a demand for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to resign over the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
- Reported detentions
- More than 400 people across Mumbai, according to reports.
- Proposed protest venue
- August Kranti Maidan.
- Nearby location mentioned
- Nana Chowk.
- Protest demand
- Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation.
- Issue cited
- The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.
- Police case
- Mumbai Police registered an FIR at Gamdevi Police Station in connection with the protest.
- Named people reportedly detained
- Tushar Gandhi and actor Imran Khan; Tushar Gandhi was later released.