Detentions near Nana Chowk
Mumbai Police detained people gathering near Nana Chowk on Saturday, October 10, as supporters of a Cockroach Janata Party protest tried to reach August Kranti Maidan. Actor Imran Khan was among those detained, according to separate reports by The Times of India and The Indian Express.
The Indian Express described hundreds of detentions by evening. The Times of India reported that police placed protesters in vans near the junction in Gamdevi, close to Grant Road station. Their accounts establish a local police operation in south Mumbai alongside the demonstrations in Delhi.
Sources: Actor Imran Khan among several detained in Mumbai for supporting CJP protest · Actor Imran Khan among hundreds detained at Mumbai protest backing CJP
Access to the maidan restricted
The Times of India said the ground had stayed shut from the morning, with vans and police personnel outside its gates. Roads approaching it were closed and barricaded, and people could not approach the entrance. Officers also stopped pedestrians to ask where they were going.
The Indian Express reported three successive rings of barricades and a deployment exceeding 500 police personnel. Protesters began arriving around 3 pm but were stopped short of the venue. Its reporters said motorists were diverted and traffic slowed at Nana Chowk as the operation continued.
Sources: Actor Imran Khan among several detained in Mumbai for supporting CJP protest · Actor Imran Khan among hundreds detained at Mumbai protest backing CJP
Organiser taken to police station
According to The Indian Express, Tushar Gandhi and associates were detained in Bandra while travelling to the gathering and taken to DN Nagar police station. Gandhi had appealed the previous day for Mumbai residents to support the CJP's demand that Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar resign.
The newspaper also reported a sit-in outside the police station by opposition figures seeking Gandhi's release. That demand and the protesters' political position are attributed to the participants; the reports describe the detentions and restrictions separately from their claims.
Sources: Actor Imran Khan among hundreds detained at Mumbai protest backing CJP
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