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Delhi Police de-notifies Jantar Mantar protest site after arrests

By Drooid · Oct 14, 2026, 4:01 AM UTC · How we work

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Delhi Police De-notifies

Delhi Police de-notified Jantar Mantar as a protest site on October 11, 2026.
Leaders Abhijit Dipke, Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das entered Jantar Mantar on October 10, 2026 and were detained.
Police filed an FIR accusing them of trespassing, bond violation and obstruction of officials.
Senior Advocate Mukta Gupta will argue before the Supreme Court.
The Delhi High Court has issued notice on the related petitions.

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Pinky Chaudhary Urges

Delhi Police arrested Raman Saini, Vivekanand alias Vivek, Kapil Kumar and Ravinder Singh alias Govind Hindu on Oct 10, 2026.
HRD chief Pinky Chaudhary posted videos urging “warriors” to beat protesters and said the attackers were his workers.
After being granted bail within 48 hours, HRD members publicly garlanded Ravinder Govind Hindu on Oct 13, 2026.
Journalists and opposition leaders, including Rahul Gandhi, condemned the violence and shared the video on social media.

History

Historical Context

On 25 June 1975 President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed, on Prime Minister Indira Gandhi’s advice, invoked Article 352, suspending civil liberties for 21 months. The government used the Maintenance of Internal Security Act and expanded Defence of India Rules to imprison more than 100,000 opponents and censor the press. Those historic abuses shape today’s fears of renewed police crackdowns.

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Delhi Police De-notifies

Delhi Police de-notified Jantar Mantar as a protest site on October 11, 2026.
Leaders Abhijit Dipke, Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das entered Jantar Mantar on October 10, 2026 and were detained.
Police filed an FIR accusing them of trespassing, bond violation and obstruction of officials.
Senior Advocate Mukta Gupta will argue before the Supreme Court.
The Delhi High Court has issued notice on the related petitions.

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