Delhi Police Registers Three FIRs Over Jantar Mantar Protest Against CEC Gyanesh Kumar

Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 09:23am on 03 Oct 2026,Saturday India

Delhi Police has registered at least three FIRs in connection with Friday’s protests at Jantar Mantar demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation over allegations concerning electoral-roll revisions. Two FIRs were registered at Parliament Street police station and one at Connaught Place police station under Section 223 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), concerning disobedience of an order issued by a public servant. Police said no individuals or organisations were named in the accused column, although organisers and participating groups were mentioned in the FIR contents. Around 1,000 people were detained across Delhi during the protests, while prohibitory orders were in force. (PC: HT)

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