Over 700 protesters detained across Delhi
New Delhi, Oct. 12 -- More than 700 people have been detained across Delhi, according to an officer at the Delhi Police headquarters, as protests against chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar continued for a second consecutive day over alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.
The first detentions were made around 11am and noon near Palika Bazaar in Connaught Place, where police picked up over 20-30 members of the All India Youth Federation. Hundreds were then detained from other left-leaning student organisations, including the Students' Federation of India (SFI) and All India Students' Association (AISA). Nearly 70-100 activists of the National Students' Union of India (NSUI) were detained from...
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