Archive · 4 Oct 2026
AISA Says Neha Bora Taken Away During Delhi Protest
A student group called AISA said its leader, Neha Bora, was taken away by police during a protest in Delhi.
AISA said the car had no official number plate and that no woman officer was inside.
The group said it did not know where Bora was being taken.
Delhi Police had not immediately answered the allegation.
The protesters wanted the country’s chief election official, Gyanesh Kumar, to resign.
They were trying to reach Jantar Mantar, but police had set up barricades.
The protest is connected to disagreements about how voter lists are being checked and updated.
The Election Commission says disagreements among its members are a normal part of its work and its orders follow the law.
The articles also report that many people were detained during protests on earlier days.
AISA alleged Delhi Police took its president, Neha Bora, away in a private vehicle without an official number plate during a protest march on Sunday.
The organisation said no woman police officer was inside the vehicle and that it did not know where Bora was being taken; Delhi Police had not immediately responded to the allegations.
Protesters were marching from Andhra Bhawan Circle towards Jantar Mantar to demand Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation, but police stopped them at barricades.
The demonstrations were prompted by concerns over the Election Commission’s handling of the special intensive revision of voter rolls and a report that two election commissioners had objected to related decisions.
More than 150 people were detained in Delhi on Saturday, while more than 500 were detained during Friday’s demonstrations, according to the articles.
- Who
- AISA president Neha Bora, other protesters, and Delhi Police.
- What
- AISA alleged Bora was taken away in a private, unmarked vehicle without a woman police officer present.
- When
- Sunday, during the third day of protests; one article dates the events to October 4, 2026.
- Where
- The march began near Andhra Bhawan Circle on Ashoka Road and headed towards Jantar Mantar in New Delhi.
- Why
- Protesters were demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation over concerns about the Election Commission and its handling of the special intensive revision.
Protesters and AISA
Authorities’ stated position
Bora’s removal from the protest
Protesters and AISA
AISA alleged Bora was taken in an unauthorised private vehicle without an official number plate or a woman police officer, and said her whereabouts were unknown.
Authorities’ stated position
Delhi Police had not immediately responded to the allegations in the articles, so its account of Bora’s detention was not available.
Election Commission decisions and SIR
Protesters and AISA
Protesters called for Kumar’s resignation amid concerns over the Election Commission’s functioning and its handling of the special intensive revision; an investigation reported repeated objections by two commissioners.
Authorities’ stated position
The Election Commission said differing views and observations among its members are normal and that its orders carry legal sanction and follow established procedures.
- AISA president
- Neha Bora
- Protest demand
- Resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar
- March route
- From Andhra Bhawan Circle on Ashoka Road towards Jantar Mantar
- AISA’s allegation
- Bora was taken in a private vehicle without an official number plate and without a woman police officer inside
- Police response
- No immediate response to the allegation was reported
- Earlier detentions
- More than 150 protesters on Saturday and more than 500 on Friday, according to the articles
- Investigation cited
- The Indian Express reported that election commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi objected at least 14 times over 10 months to decisions related to the SIR
- Election Commission position
- It said differing views during deliberations are normal and its orders have legal sanction and follow statutory procedures
