Opposition leaders Mamata Banerjee, Arvind Kejriwal and Pinarayi Vijayan are detained in Delhi during protests against the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar. The detentions occur as leaders and other protesters try to join a demonstration at or near Jantar Mantar, where protest activity is linked to allegations of electoral irregularities.
Across outlets, reporting describes large numbers of detentions in the national capital during the day. Mint cites around 1,000 detentions, while Scroll.in and others report higher figures, including nearly 5,000 protesters detained. NDTV and other outlets add that multiple opposition and student leaders are also stopped and detained while attempting to take part in the protest. The coverage consistently frames the actions as detentions connected to the anti-CEC protest movement in Delhi, with different outlets emphasizing different scales of detentions.
