Scroll’s Ayush Tiwari, Shoaib Daniyal detained in Delhi, Divya Aslesha in Pune during CEC protests
Journalists from ‘Newslaundry’, ‘Navbharat Times’, ‘The Quint’, Reuters and Reporter TV were also detained by the Delhi Police.
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Scroll journalists Ayush Tiwari and Shoaib Daniyal were detained in Delhi, and Divya Aslesha in Pune on Saturday while covering protests demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
Journalists from Newslaundry, The Quint, the Navbharat Times, Reuters and Reporter TV were also detained.
Tiwari was detained near ITO. He was not at the Jantar Mantar protest site and had prominently displayed his press card. Tiwari told the police several times that he was a journalist, but he was put into a van and taken away.
“I literally shouted out to say I am a journalist,” Tiwari said. “But the police said everyone is claiming to be a journalist.”
Daniyal, Scroll’s political editor, was detained by the police near CR Park, which is not in central Delhi. He was detained while waiting for a taxi.
Aslesha was detained near Pune’s Shaniwar Wada, despite showing her press card.
My colleague, one of India's best investigative reporters, Ayush Tiwari @sighyush has been detained by Delhi Police near ITO.
— Supriya Sharma (@sharmasupriya) October 10, 2026
He was not even at Jantar Mantar.
He had his press card prominently displayed.
He told the police many times he was a journalist.
Despite that he was…
“What’s my offence? Why are you detaining me?”
My colleague @ShoaibDaniyal was simply standing on the road in a South Delhi locality, waiting for a taxi, when he was picked up by Delhi...
