New Delhi: The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), Students’ Federation of India (SFI) and other organisations alleged on Thursday (October 8) that people planning to join the October 10 protest in Delhi were being detained in different parts of the country.“This government has crossed all limits now. A group of students from Pune was on its way to Delhi to join the October 10 protest. They have been detained midway and are now being taken away in a bus to an unknown location Where are they being taken? Who ordered this?” the CJP stated.The outfit has also circulated a video that purportedly shows a group of young people inside a moving bus in Madhya Pradesh. In the video, one of them can be heard saying that the Madhya Pradesh police had detained them. The video could not be independently verified.“Detaining, arresting and beating people for a protest that hasn’t even begun yet? The chaos this government has unleashed will shake the very thrones it sits on, sooner than they think,” the CJP said.Claims by CJPCJP co-convener Ashutosh Ranka said Deepak Baliyan, the party’s national co-in-charge, had been detained in Rajasthan. Baliyan, a former Bharatiya Kisan Union leader and a close aide of Ranka, was reportedly picked up from his village, Kathumar, in Alwar on Thursday.Ranka and CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke claimed that Baliyan and his brother were also assaulted by the Rajasthan Police.Inspite of being caught live, @deepakbaliyan90 was dragged after this, his brother was beaten up badly. Deepak was recovering from a leg fracture, and his father has informed that the police badly smashed his leg.All Cockroaches of Rajasthan, reach Kathumar PS immediately.— Ashutosh Ranka (@AshutoshRanka) October 8, 2026Later, Ranka mentioned that Baliyan was release late night on Thursday.However, on Friday (October 9), the CJP’s X handle posted an update that Baliyan was kept under house arrest by the police.Also read: Live: Metro Shut, Key Trains Paused, Leaders Detained, Multiple Blockades – Delhi Police Prepares for March Against CEC“CJP’s national organisation co-incharge Deepak Baliyan has been placed under house arrest. 40+ police personnel in civil dress are present at his home. After detaining him from his home at night, the Alwar Police have once again arrived at his residence,” the CJP mentioned in a post, along with a video where Baliyan can be heard saying that, “My family is scared and fears for their safety. Alwar Police will be solely responsible if anything happens to any member of my family.”Ranka further claimed that thousands of volunteers had been held in Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal.“In Kolkata, Abdul [Hafiz] and his team were picked up by people in plainclothes and taken to undisclosed locations. These States have become completely crime-free, and hence the police are busy detaining peaceful students,” Ranka said.Speaking to The Wire’s Aparna Bhattacharya, Abdul Hafiz said that they are not being allowed to go to Delhi for participating in the protest on October 10.“We are in distress. they are not allowing us to go to Delhi. We have been sent back from the airport and currently all trains have been cancelled,” he said.As per the latest information, Abdul has been detained again by the local police. A convoy of eight police vehicles surrounded these activists in Kolkata.In West Bengal’s Asansol, Sufian Ansari has been detained, reported Aparna Bhattacharya.SFI alleges intimidationThe SFI, one of the five Left organisations that jointly called for the protest, said police had been going to activists’ homes and putting pressure on their families to stop them from travelling to Delhi.“Since last night, the police have been visiting the homes of activists associated with SFI and other democratic organisations, detaining them and intimidating their families in an attempt to prevent them from travelling to Delhi for the October 10 protest against ‘vote chori’,” the SFI said in a statement.According to the organisation, those placed under house arrest or detained include SFI Saharanpur district convener Arif, SFI Sultanpur district president Salil, All India Kisan Sabha leader Daud Rao and SFI national vice-president Satyesha Leauva.It also alleged that activists were being asked to hand over details such as their addresses and other personal information.CPI(ML) Liberation leader under house arrestRamesh Sengar, district secretary of Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation [CPI(ML) Liberation]’s Lucknow unit has reportedly been placed under house arrest ahead of the All India Student’s Association (AISA)’s call for the October 10 Jantar Mantar protest.Also read: Delhi HC Refuses Urgent Listing of Youth Congress Plea Challenging Denial of Permission for ProtestsWe request media houses to take note of this development and cover the matter,” CPI(ML) Liberation said in a press statement.Other detentions and house arrestsAccording to advocate and Congress member Rishav Ranjan, several activists and political workers were either detained or placed under house arrest across the country:Arjun Sharma, a recent school graduate who had raised concerns about irregularities in the CBSE On-Screen Marking System, was detained by Uttar Pradesh Police in Ghaziabad at about 8.30 pm on October 8. Sharma had not given any call for the October 10 protest, yet is reportedly under house arrest until Sunday.A group of All India Students’ Federation (AISF) volunteers travelling to Delhi from Pune was detained and moved to a different location.Divy Gaur, president of the Youth Congress’s Hari Nagar unit in Delhi, has reportedly been under house arrest for three days for his involvement in the “vote chori” campaign.Prempal Singh, a former IES officer (UPSC 2018) who had joined the CJP’s call at Jantar Mantar in July, has been placed under house arrest in Chandigarh.In Mumbai, activists Saleem Saboowala and Feroze Mithiborewala were reportedly detained and taken to police stations.Several Aam Aadmi Party workers in Delhi were also allegedly picked up from their homes and released late at night, but kept under watch by local police personnel.🧵THREAD OF DETENTIONS & HOUSE ARREST🚨Fresh school graduate Arjun Sharma (18) who raised CBSE On-Screen Marking System irregularities was detained by UP Police in Ghaziabad around 8:30 PMHe didn’t give any 10th October call still under House Arrest till Sunday! https://t.co/Jyv1WqMr50— Rishav Ranjan (@rishav_ranjan18) October 8, 2026Meanwhile, The Wire’s Antara Baruah reports that Delhi Police officers came outside PhD student Mohd Alfauz’s home in Jamia Nagar, inquiring whether he would be attending the October 10 protest. Alfauz is a member of Fraternity Movement, a student party. Earlier in the day, at 8 am, Lubaib, another PhD scholar and Fraternity Movement member was also questioned on the same grounds.Alfauz said that he was informed that the SHO and other senior officers would like to meet him, and that he needed to come to the police station. He was told that he was not being detained. However, he said that he was being taken to a location not known to him.Although the Delhi Police has denied permission, the protesters appear to be ready to proceed with the protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar tomorrow.For our full coverage on the SIR and the issues it has brought to citizens, click here.This report has been updated and republished frequently throughout the day on October 9. 2026.