Protest at Town Hall in Bengaluru against special intensive revision exercise

Summary

Police in Bengaluru detained hundreds of protesters, including members of the All India Students’ Association and the Cockroach Janta Party, at Town Hall. The group was demonstrating against the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) exercise despite a police ban on the gathering.

• Hundreds of youngsters were detained for defying a ban on gathering at Town Hall. timesofindia.indiatimes.com
• Participants included All India Students’ Association (AISA) members and activists from the Cockroach Janta Party. timesofindia.indiatimes.com
• The event was a protest against the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) exercise. timesofindia.indiatimes.com

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Sources (1)

1. Bengaluru police detain protesters defying ban at Town Halltimesofindia.indiatimes.com · 17 Oct, 18:45 UTC(opens in new tab)

Timeline

1. 18 Oct, 15:50 UTCFirst detected in GDELT event stream
2. 18 Oct, 17:17 UTCSources analyzed and verification label set
3. 18 Oct, 15:50 UTCLast updated

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