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In Photos: Protests And Detentions Continue For Second Day Despite SC's Direction To Limit Police Action

Delho Police detained protesters at Connaught Place in New Delhi on Sunday, despite Supreme Court direction that peaceful, unarmed people must not be detained except in accordance with the procedure established by law. The protests in national capital continued amid CJP calls for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation

Activists of various student bodies shout slogans, at the Connaught Place area, amid continued demonstration calls by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, in New Delhi, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026. | Photo: PTI/Salman Ali
Security personnel detain protestors amid continued demonstration calls by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, in the Connaught Place area, New Delhi, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026.
Security personnel detain protestors amid continued demonstration calls by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, in the Connaught Place area, New Delhi, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026. | Photo: PTI/Shahbaz Khan
Police detain a protester during a demosntrationt demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar during a protest in New Delhi, India, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026.
Police detain a protester during a demosntrationt demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar during a protest in New Delhi, India, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026. | Photo: AP/Prabhat Mehrota
Police detain a protester during a demosntrationt demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar during a protest in New Delhi, India, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026.
Police detain a protester during a demosntrationt demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar during a protest in New Delhi, India, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026. | Photo: AP/Prabhat Mehrota
Security personnel detain a protester during a youth demonstration demanding the resignation of the country's election chief Gyanesh Kumar, in New Delhi, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026.
Security personnel detain a protester during a youth demonstration demanding the resignation of the country's election chief Gyanesh Kumar, in New Delhi, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026. | Photo: AP
Police personnel detain activists of various student bodies amid continued demonstration calls by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, in Connaught Place area, New Delhi, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026.
Police personnel detain activists of various student bodies amid continued demonstration calls by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, in Connaught Place area, New Delhi, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026. | Photo: PTI/Salman Ali
Police personnel detain CPI (M) MP John Brittas amid continued demonstration calls by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, in Connaught Place area, New Delhi, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026.
Police personnel detain CPI (M) MP John Brittas amid continued demonstration calls by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, in Connaught Place area, New Delhi, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026. | Photo: PTI/Shahbaz Khan
Police personnel detain protestors amid continued demonstration calls by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, in Connaught Place area, New Delhi, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026.
Police personnel detain protestors amid continued demonstration calls by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, in Connaught Place area, New Delhi, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026. | Photo: PTI/Salman Ali
Detained protestors raise slogans amid continued demonstration calls by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, in Connaught Place area, New Delhi, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026.
Detained protestors raise slogans amid continued demonstration calls by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, in Connaught Place area, New Delhi, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026. | Photo: PTI/Salman Ali
Police personnel detain protestors amid continued demonstration calls by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, in Connaught Place area, New Delhi, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026.
Police personnel detain protestors amid continued demonstration calls by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, in Connaught Place area, New Delhi, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026. | Photo: PTI/Shahbaz Khan
Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) leaders  Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka, with others, address a press conference following their release from preventive detention by an executive magistrate court, at the Press Club of India, in New Delhi, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026.
Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka, with others, address a press conference following their release from preventive detention by an executive magistrate court, at the Press Club of India, in New Delhi, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026. | Photo: PTI/Arun Sharma
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