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Bengaluru Police Crackdown on Protesting Students and Journalists Amid SIR Row
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News18•13-10-2026, 09:18
Bengaluru Police Crackdown on Protesting Students and Journalists Amid SIR Row
- •Karnataka leaders D.K. Shivakumar and Priyank Kharge led an anti-SIR protest march in Delhi on October 12.
- •Simultaneously in Bengaluru, police detained students protesting against the Election Commission outside SJP College.
- •Journalists and photojournalists covering the demonstration were allegedly shoved, assaulted, and had their cameras snatched.
- •The incident sparked widespread criticism on social media, questioning the actions of the Congress government in the state.
- •DCP Central Akshay M. Hakay stated that protesters were taken into preventive custody for failing to move to Freedom Park.
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Students and activists marched towards the Chief Electoral Officer's office demanding the cancellation of the voter list revision (SIR) and the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
Bengaluru police detained dozens of protesting students and activists after stating they failed to move to Freedom Park, and allegedly pushed, shoved, and assaulted photojournalists covering the event.
Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar and Home Minister Priyank Kharge were leading an opposition march in Delhi against the SIR and police repression on October 12, 2026.
