Dhaka, Oct. 11 -- Indian authorities have released most of the around 3,000 people detained in a crackdown on protests over alleged electoral irregularities.

Four people, including Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke and YouTuber Dhruv Rathee, remain in custody, NDTV reports.

The detentions took place across New Delhi on Saturday as police moved to prevent demonstrators from gathering at Jantar Mantar to demand the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, it added.

Those detained included four former chief ministers: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee, former Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan and former Tripura chief minister Manik Sarkar. Most wer...