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 outside the Press Club of India, where they tried to stage a sit-in protest around 3pm. Between 4-7 pm, hundreds of people who tried to stage marches and protests in CP were also detained. Police took the detainees to Chhatrasal Stadium, Najafgarh, Pandwalan Khurd and other areas. A number of them had been released within 5-7 hours. Detainees at Pandwalan Khurd alleged that they were beaten up by police. One of them, Arjun, said he was detained from CP and taken to Pandwalan Khurd, where they were made to stand in line and then beaten. "The torture continued as they took us to the ground. One protester with me had his hand fractured. My t-shirt got torn. One had injuries on his hand. We kept asking for our phones back....We were released after 9.30 pm." The Delhi Police PRO has not responded to queries....