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Congress alleges hundreds of students illegally detained
The Hindu··24 Jul
A Maharashtra Congress delegation told police that 500 to 700 students were illegally detained across Mumbai on July 20, with 200 to 300 still held in stations including Dharavi, Mahim, Juhu, Chembur and Dadar. The party alleged officers accessed students' phones without court orders and forced them to share live locations, calling the detentions anti-democratic.
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What It Means For You
- Detained students and their families gain a documented case supporting broader complaints of police intimidation.
- The suspension signals that citizen-recorded evidence can trigger accountability action against individual officers.
- Anyone facing similar threats now has a specific precedent showing police can act on such complaints.
What's Happening
- Mumbai Police ordered an inquiry after a video showed an officer threatening to plant drugs on students.
- The Congress alleged 500 to 700 students were illegally detained across Mumbai on July 20.
- The party said 200 to 300 students remained detained at several police stations.
Detention Complaints Widen Beyond One Video
- Congress alleged officers accessed students' phones and forced them to share live locations without authorisation.
- The party sought withdrawal of what it called false FIRs registered against students.
- Mumbai Police said action would follow verification of the allegations.
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