Around 80 Detained at Pune Protest Demanding Election Chief’s Resignation

Around 80 people were detained at a protest in Pune on Sunday evening.

They were demonstrating at Kalakar Katta on F C Road.

The protesters wanted Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to resign.

They also wanted the Special Intensive Revision exercise to be stopped.

Police said the protest had not been permitted.

An organizer had asked police for permission, but the request was denied.

Messages about the protest were shared widely on social media.

Police said the detained people would be released after legal procedures were completed.