Reuters reported that Indian police detained several people during Gen Z-led protests against changes to voter rolls.
Indian police detained several people on Saturday during protests led by Gen Z groups against changes to voter rolls, Reuters reported. The headline account did not give a full city-by-city tally.
A separate Indian report, from Mathrubhumi, said Delhi Police had detained more than 700 protesters around Jantar Mantar as opposition parties and student groups demanded the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. That figure was not confirmed in the Reuters headline available here and is attributed only to that local report.
The protests concern revisions to electoral rolls and the administration of the election commission. Demonstrators argue the changes affect who can vote.
Reuters identified the Saturday actions as Gen Z-led. It said police detained several participants. No injury count was included in the wire headline.
Further charges, if any, were not reported in the initial Reuters item. The detentions were the confirmed police response as of Saturday afternoon UTC.