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Delhi shuts six metro stations, detains 7,000 protesters

By Drooid · Oct 13, 2026, 10:00 AM UTC · How we work

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Massive Delhi Crackdown

On Oct 12, Delhi authorities closed six metro stations and imposed traffic restrictions as groups prepared a march to the Supreme Court over voter-list revisions.
The crackdown deployed over 25,000 police and paramilitary, barricaded roads, shut down internet, cancelled trains to Delhi’s stations, curtailing citizens’ travel and protest.
Over 7,000 protesters were detained during the operation.
Abhijeet Dipke, Cockroach Janata Party founder, was arrested after his plane landed at Delhi airport.

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Supreme Court Upholds

On Oct 12, Delhi shut six metro stations and imposed restrictions as opposition planned a Supreme Court march over voter-list changes.
Authorities deployed over 40,000 police, stressing order, as BJP spokesperson Ravi Shankar Prasad said the Supreme Court upheld the voter-roll revision.
1,000 demonstrators, including Abhijeet Dipke, four chief ministers and Yashaswinee Raje Singh, were detained.
Traders in Delhi asked Supreme Court to move protests to border, citing losses.

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Voter Roll Restoration

On Oct 12, Delhi authorities closed six metro stations and imposed traffic restrictions as opposition groups prepared a march to the Supreme Court over voter-list revisions.
The Election Commission launched a drive to re-enrol 130 million voters removed in the SIR, while the Congress-led INDIA bloc demanded Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation.
Police Commissioner Anurag Kumar denotified Jantar Mantar and designated Ramlila Maidan, Burari and CBD grounds for protests.

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Historical Context

The 1975 Emergency, declared by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed on 25 June 1975 under Article 352, saw over 100,000 opponents jailed and civil liberties suspended for 21 months. That precedent of mass arrests informs today’s October 12 crackdown, where Delhi police deployed more than 40,000 officers, sealed metro stations near the Supreme Court and detained activists such as Abhijeet Dipke.

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Massive Delhi Crackdown

On Oct 12, Delhi authorities closed six metro stations and imposed traffic restrictions as groups prepared a march to the Supreme Court over voter-list revisions.
The crackdown deployed over 25,000 police and paramilitary, barricaded roads, shut down internet, cancelled trains to Delhi’s stations, curtailing citizens’ travel and protest.
Over 7,000 protesters were detained during the operation.
Abhijeet Dipke, Cockroach Janata Party founder, was arrested after his plane landed at Delhi airport.

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