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Neha Bora Escapes Police Van After Hunger Strike Resignation

By Drooid · Oct 11, 2026, 3:38 PM UTC · How we work

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Neha Bora escaped a police van during a protest demanding the election commissioner’s resignation.
She is national president of the All India Students’ Association, linked to CPI(ML) Liberation.
She was detained repeatedly from Oct 2 while protesting the deletion of 130 million voter names.
Her 23-day hunger strike forced education minister Dharmendra Pradhan to resign.
After police blocked Jantar Mantar, she urged protesters to regroup at Dilli Haat, 10 km away.

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Neha Bora escaped a police van during a protest demanding the election commissioner’s resignation.
She is national president of the All India Students’ Association, linked to CPI(ML) Liberation.
She was detained repeatedly from Oct 2 while protesting the deletion of 130 million voter names.
Her 23-day hunger strike forced education minister Dharmendra Pradhan to resign.
After police blocked Jantar Mantar, she urged protesters to regroup at Dilli Haat, 10 km away.