Protests in Maharashtra
Every protest we have recorded in Maharashtra: event pages, documented live updates and fact checks, each linked to its source.
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Newest first. 7 updates from our live timelines.
Shinde: Mumbai Police detained protesters at Shivaji Park
CJP's Ajinkya Shinde posted on X that Mumbai Police detained protesters gathered at Shivaji Park and took them to the Worli police camp. PTI earlier reported activist Anjali Damania's detention there. Claim
Ajinkya Shinde on X PTI on XActivist Anjali Damania detained in Mumbai
PTI reported that activist Anjali Damania was detained after reaching Mumbai's Shivaji Park to join a protest in support of the Cockroach Janta Party. Documented
PTI on XCJP says its Mumbai lead was hospitalised after police assault
CJP said on X that Pranay Ahire, its Mumbai lead, is in hospital after being "brutally assaulted" by Delhi Police at the protest. Police have not commented, and the claim has not been independently confirmed. Claim
Post on X by @CockroachisbackActor Imran Khan detained at August Kranti Maidan in Mumbai
Police detained actor Imran Khan at August Kranti Maidan in Mumbai, where he had joined a protest demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, ETV Bharat reported. Documented
ETV Bharat liveTushar Gandhi held in Mumbai, his lawyer says
Tushar Gandhi's lawyer Ruben Mascarenhas said "unidentified men" picked him up in Bandra West and police then held him at D N Nagar police station, and that the lawyer was denied access to him, ETV Bharat reported. Mumbai Police had not commented. Claim
ETV Bharat liveDipke leaves Mumbai for Delhi
CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke left the Four Seasons Hotel in Worli for Mumbai airport at about 6.50 am. A CJP functionary said he is expected to land in Delhi by 10 am. On Friday he said he 'may be detained' on arrival, and in a video urged supporters to carry on 'peacefully' even if the leadership is detained. Documented
The Tribune live blog India.com live blog ScrollDipke says protest will go ahead: 'Arrest me, detain me!'
Speaking in Mumbai, CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke said activists were ready to be detained and called Jantar Mantar a designated protest site protected by Article 19. Claim
ANI The Statesman
Video records from The Protest Record
Claim · The Protest Record Clips of alleged police action listed by The Protest Record, a video archive. It does not say who filmed them or how they were verified, and we have not checked them. Official responses, where we find them, go in the live updates above.
- Police Threatened to Frame Detained Student Protesters by Planting Drugs and Filing False Charges Mumbai, Maharashtra · Arrest & Detention
- Police Lathi-Charged and Detained Protesters Nagpur, Maharashtra · Arrest & Detention
- Police Forcibly Dragged and Detained Protesters Nagpur, Maharashtra · Arrest & Detention
- Police Forcibly Dragged a Female Protester Nagpur, Maharashtra · Brutal Use of Force
- Police Forcibly Detained Protesters Mumbai, Maharashtra · Arrest & Detention
- Youth Protesters Detained by Police Shivaji Park, Dadar, Maharashtra · Arrest & Detention
- Police Detained Protesters Chembur, Mumbai, Maharashtra · Arrest & Detention