Last updated 10 Oct 2026, 12:30 pm IST

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A sourced record of police detentions and arrests during the Delhi protests against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, 2–10 October 2026.

How many people were held

Police and press figures differ. Each figure names who reported it.

2 Oct 2026 · Press report

~550 detained

Protesters detained on the way to Jantar Mantar on day 1.

Sources: The Indian Express

3 Oct 2026 · Press report

~150 detained

Marchers stopped near Jantar Mantar Road and moved into buses. Police registered three FIRs against unidentified people for the 2 October protest.

Sources: The Tribune

5 Oct 2026 · Court records, as reported

~20 detained, 17 formally arrested

Sit-in outside Parliament Street police station demanding an FIR against ACP Vivek Bhagat. All 17 were later released on bail.

Sources: Newslaundry, Newslaundry

10 Oct 2026 · Delhi Police sources (PTI)

600+ people with criminal records detained across 15 districts as a preventive measure

Figures from police sources varied during the day, from 30–40 per district to 600+ overall.

Sources: India Today

10 Oct 2026 · Delhi Police (via ANI)

~500 protesters detained by morning

Police said New Delhi was split into 20 zones, each with a detention centre, most of them in stadiums.

Sources: ETV Bharat, DW

10 Oct 2026 · Delhi Police (via Hindustan Times)

1,000+ detained across Delhi

Includes 250+ picked up in southeast Delhi (Shaheen Bagh, Jamia Nagar) and 100+ in east and northeast Delhi.

Sources: Hindustan Times

10 Oct 2026 · Press report (India TV)

~1,500 detained

Not confirmed by police at the time of writing.

Sources: India TV

Named people

This list names only public figures, organisers, and journalists or creators already named in published reports. Private citizens are counted above but not named. A detention is preventive custody without charges. An arrest is a formal arrest with charges.

Categories: Activists, Journalists, Content creators, Politicians, Other public figures

Abhijeet Dipke

Founder, Cockroach Janta Party (CJP)

detained

10 Oct 2026 · On board an Air India flight from Mumbai, IGI Airport Terminal 3 · status: unknown

Police entered the aircraft after it landed at about 10:20 am. In a video he says, "I have come here to be arrested; arrest me." An officer replies, "No, this is not an arrest. Please cooperate." He was taken to an undisclosed location inside the airport.

Sources: The Hindu, NDTV

Video: Times of India (CJP video), India Today

Saurav Das

Co-convenor, CJP

detained

10 Oct 2026 · On board the same flight, IGI Airport · status: unknown

Detained with Dipke and Ranka on arrival from Mumbai. He appears in the video recorded inside the aircraft.

Sources: The Hindu

Video: India Today

Ashutosh Ranka

Co-convenor, CJP

detained

10 Oct 2026 · On board the same flight, IGI Airport · status: unknown

Detained with Dipke and Das on arrival from Mumbai.

Sources: The Hindu

Ratna Singh

Legal affairs head, CJP; lawyer

detained

10 Oct 2026 · Outside her residence, Jangpura, New Delhi · status: unknown

She says police arrived at about 8:45 am and cited "verbal orders from above". She had been on her way to a lawyers' protest outside the Supreme Court. CJP says three other lawyers were detained with her, without being told the grounds.

Sources: The Hindu, Moneycontrol

Dhruv Rathee

YouTuber

detained

10 Oct 2026 · Residence in Sector 56, Gurugram · status: unknown

Detained at about 8 am by Delhi Police with help from Gurugram Police and taken to an undisclosed location. CJP says about 50 police personnel in civilian clothes came to the house.

Sources: The Indian Express, The Hindu

Video: NDTV, NDTV India

Kavya Karnatac

Content creator and journalist

detained

10 Oct 2026 · Dhaula Kuan · status: unknown

Video shows police dragging her and several other women into a bus before they could reach the protest site.

Sources: ETV Bharat

Video: India Today

Tushar Gandhi

Social activist

detained

10 Oct 2026 · August Kranti Maidan, Mumbai (solidarity protest) · status: unknown

Detained by Mumbai Police, the organisers said. Mumbai Police had not granted permission for the protest.

Sources: The Hindu (live blog, 11:47)

Gajendra Singh

Independent journalist, News Diggy (Noida)

arrested

5 Oct 2026 · Outside Parliament Street police station · status: released on bail

One of the 17 people formally arrested after the sit-in demanding an FIR against ACP Vivek Bhagat. Booked under BNS sections including 190 (unlawful assembly) and 191(2) (rioting), and under the Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act. He spent a night in judicial custody and was released on 6 October.

Sources: Newslaundry

Video: India Today, NDTV

Anuj Bhagat

Content creator, political and news videos

arrested

5 Oct 2026 · Outside Parliament Street police station · status: released on bail

One of the 17 arrested and booked in the same FIR. He was held in Tihar Jail before release. He says some of those detained with him were assaulted by other inmates.

Sources: Newslaundry

Video: NDTV (earlier incident at Jantar Mantar)

Deeksha Sinha

Independent journalist, formerly with The Quint

detained

4 Oct 2026 · India Gate and Le Meridien roundabout · status: released

She says she was pushed into a detention bus while filming, her mic was ripped off her camera, and she lost her phone, glasses and a shoe. She alleges female officers lifted her shirt.

Sources: The Quint

Yogendra Yadav

Swaraj India

detained

3 Oct 2026 · Near Jantar Mantar Road / Ashoka Road · status: released

Detained on 2 October and again on 3 October.

Sources: The Indian Express

Prashant Bhushan

Advocate

detained

3 Oct 2026 · Ashoka Road · status: released

Detained while marching towards Jantar Mantar.

Sources: The Tribune

Kapil Sibal

Rajya Sabha MP, senior advocate

detained

3 Oct 2026 · Near Jantar Mantar Road · status: released

The Tribune reports him among about 150 detained. The Indian Express says he was part of the march but does not explicitly report his detention.

Sources: The Tribune

Neha Bora

National president, AISA

detained

2 Oct 2026 · Near Kerala House and Jantar Mantar · status: released

Detained on 2, 3 and 4 October. She alleges that on 4 October she was taken to Narela in an unmarked vehicle with no woman officer inside.

Sources: The Indian Express, The Quint

Atishi

AAP leader, former Chief Minister of Delhi

detained

2 Oct 2026 · Central Delhi · status: released

Reported among those detained on day 1.

Sources: The Indian Express

Aishe Ghosh

Student activist

detained

2 Oct 2026 · Central Delhi · status: released

Reported among those detained on day 1.

Sources: The Indian Express

Video reports

Reporting cited on this page

The Hindu · NDTV · Moneycontrol · The Hindu (live blog, 11:34) · The Indian Express · ETV Bharat · The Hindu (live blog, 11:04) · The Hindu (live blog, 11:47) · Newslaundry · The Quint · The Tribune

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