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Zayn Marie Khan shares video showing bruises after Mumbai protest detention
Zayn Marie Khan shared an Instagram video showing bruises after Mumbai Police detained her during a protest in Mumbai on October 10.
Actors Imran Khan and Lekha Washington were also detained and released several hours later.
The demonstration at August Kranti Maidan backed the Cockroach Janta Party’s call for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to resign.
Protesters cited alleged irregularities in voter-list revisions.
Those allegations remain contested.
The circumstances in which Khan got the bruises have not been established, and she did not explain them in detail in the video.
Her post has drawn attention to how protesters were treated during the police action.
Zayn Marie Khan shared a video showing bruises after Mumbai Police detained her during a protest at August Kranti Maidan.
The protest took place on October 10 and called for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to resign.
Actors Imran Khan and Lekha Washington were also detained and released several hours later.
The exact circumstances in which Zayn sustained the bruises have not been established.
- Who
- Zayn Marie Khan, along with actors Imran Khan and Lekha Washington, was detained.
- What
- Khan shared a video showing bruises after her detention during a protest.
- When
- The protest took place on October 10, 2026. Khan shared the video after her release.
- Where
- August Kranti Maidan in Mumbai.
- Why
- The protest called for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to resign over alleged irregularities in voter-list revisions.
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Mumbai Police detained Zayn Marie Khan, Imran Khan and Lekha Washington during the protest at August Kranti Maidan.
The three were released.
Zayn Marie Khan shared a video showing bruises.
- Protest date
- October 10, 2026
- Protest location
- August Kranti Maidan, Mumbai
- Detained actors
- Zayn Marie Khan, Imran Khan and Lekha Washington
- Protest demand
- Resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar
- Bruise video
- Shared by Zayn Marie Khan after her release
Sources
Aamir Khan's Niece Zayn Marie Shares Video Of Injury Marks After Detention During CJP Protest In Mumbai
Aamir Khan’s Niece Zayn Marie Shares Bruise Video After CJP Protest Detention In Mumbai
Aamir Khan's niece Zayn Marie shows injury marks on her arms and legs after facing temporary detention in Mumbai during Kranti Maidan protest
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