Dragged and detained: Inside the Delhi police's October 10 crackdown on journalists

Several journalists were stopped from doing their work and detained in Delhi on October 10. They were dragged by their clothes, pushed and manhandled, their phones snatched, and pressured to delete footage of police action. Some were picked up kilometres away from the protest site; others were detained despite wearing press ID cards and repeatedly identifying themselves as journalists.
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- India
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- Crime & safety
- Places
- Delhi
- First reported by
- The News Minute
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- shinjinee majumder
- Published
- Sunday, 11 October 2026, 11:28 am IST
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