India, July 30 -- Dhurandhar actor Ayesha Khan was detained by Mumbai Police on July 22 while attempting to join the nationwide student protests over the NEET paper leak scandal, spearheaded by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP). A week after news of her detention made headlines, the political outfit has come out in her support, praising the actor's courage for standing in solidarity with the students' movement.

A month-long protest had already been underway at Delhi's Jantar Mantar, led by the CJP and social and environmental activist Sonam Wangchuk, who had been on a hunger strike demanding education reforms. The movement escalated on July 20 with a "Sansad Chalo" march in Delhi, which inspired solidarity protests across several cities th...