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Anti-SIR protests meet detentions and police restrictions across India
Protests against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter rolls took place in several Indian cities on Saturday.
Demonstrators called for the process to be withdrawn and for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to resign.
In Mumbai, police detained Tushar Gandhi, actor Imran Khan and others, while barricades blocked access to August Kranti Maidan.
Police also detained protesters or stopped marches in Pune, Nashik, Vijayawada and Guwahati.
In Prayagraj, protesters opposed SIR, Kumar and electronic voting machines, and called for a return to paper ballots.
The gatherings faced heavy security, including police deployments, drones and cameras.
The protests also included a separate procession in Ranchi opposing an amendment to the mining law.
Anti-SIR protests on Saturday led to detentions and police restrictions in several Indian cities.
Demonstrators called for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to resign and for the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls to be withdrawn.
Police detained protesters, blocked access to protest sites and stopped marches in multiple cities.
In Mumbai, Tushar Gandhi was detained for 10 hours, while his daughter Kasturi Gandhi was also detained.
Protests and police action were reported in Mumbai, Pune, Nashik, Vijayawada, Prayagraj, Ranchi and Guwahati.
- Who
- Anti-SIR protesters, including political parties and activists, and police.
- What
- Demonstrators protested the SIR of electoral rolls and demanded Gyanesh Kumar's resignation; police detained people and restricted marches.
- When
- Saturday; the article was published on October 10, 2026.
- Where
- Multiple Indian cities, including Mumbai, Pune, Nashik, Vijayawada, Prayagraj, Ranchi and Guwahati.
- Why
- Protesters opposed the SIR and called for its withdrawal and Kumar's resignation.
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Police picked up Tushar Gandhi near National College in Mumbai.
Tushar Gandhi was released.
Police detained 92 people attempting to hold a rally in Pune; they were released after a few hours.
Police detained 26 protesters during a march in Nashik attended by around 300 people.
- Tushar Gandhi
- Detained for 10 hours in Mumbai
- Pune detentions
- 92 people
- Nashik detentions
- 26 protesters, including six women
- Nashik march
- Around 300 people
- Guwahati gathering
- 300 people at Chachal
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