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Actor Imran Khan has been detained in Mumbai and shared a picture from inside a police van on Instagram, captioning it, “Apparently I’m going for a drive.”
Actor Imran Khan has been detained in Mumbai.
The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) had called for a protest on October 10 at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar, demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. Now, visuals from the capital city are emerging, showing people being detained at the protest site. Amid the ongoing protest in the capital, it seems like actor Imran Khan too has been detained by the police.
Imran Khan and his girlfriend, Lekha Washington, have been detained in Mumbai along with actress Zayn Khan. The actor has taken to Instagram to share a picture from inside a police van, writing, “Apparently I’m going for a drive.” Lekha also shared a story, writing, “Romance ho to aisi”.
As soon as the pictures and the videos of Khan’s detention went viral on social media, fans started reacting and hailing the actor for his brave move. One wrote, “Ohh…..this is real courage man🔥🔥❤️”. “I have always loved this man since I was 5. thank you,” another one wrote. A third user shared, “You are a hero, both on screen and in life. Respect 🫡”. ‘Ranjhore Ke Rathod, for real! ❤️🔥” another comment read. Actress Saiyami Kher too reacted to Imran’s post and hailed his bravery.
About CJP’s Delhi Protest
More than 40,000 Delhi Police and Central Armed Police Force personnel have been deployed, with barricades and spike strips in place, as the Abhijeet Dipke-led CJP protest seeks CEC Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation over alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.
According to The Print, more than 200 protesters had been detained so far and taken to makeshift detention centres, among them YouTuber Dhruv Rathee and the CJP’s Ratna Singh.
Dipke and spokespersons Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka were detained at Delhi airport as their flight from Mumbai landed. AISA national president Neha Bora was also detained after police blocked her march from Dilli Haat. The joint protest, called by the CJP and Left organisations and dubbed ‘Jantar Mantar 2.0’, also drew farmers from Haryana and Punjab.
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Ask News18The Cockroach Janta Party organized a protest demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar due to alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
Ask News18October 10, 2026, 18:24 IST