New Delhi, Oct. 11 -- Amid stories of alleged police brutality and mass detentions emerging from the national capital in the past two days of the CJP-led protest against the CEC, there are some heartwarming tales of camaraderie and basic empathy.

One such anecdote relates to economist Jean Dreze, which has been covered by Article 14.

The Delhi Police detained Dreze along with three activists near Jantar Mantar on Saturday, October 10. They were allegedly taken about 16 km away to the Adarsh Nagar police station in North West Delhi.

Once there, the 67-year-old economist happened to meet other detainees, mostly men from Assam and West Bengal. Many of them told him that they weren't even a part of the protest or knew about it. While one o...