Protests erupted in Balochistan's Khuzdar and Washuk districts in response to a crackdown on the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), with demonstrators--many of them women and children--demanding the release of detained leaders and an end to state repression.
Bharatiya Janata Party leader Locket Chatterjee and party workers were detained by police during their protest against the West Bengal government on Monday.
Himachal Pradesh Police have detained a habitual drug offender under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (PIT NDPS Act) for a period of hree months to curb his involvement in drug trafficking activities, police said in a statement on Saturday.
Karnataka BJP leaders, including state president BY Vijayendra, former Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa, and senior leader CT Ravi, were detained by police on Thursday during protests against the policies and price hikes introduced by the Congress-led state government in Bengaluru.
Sammi Deen Baloch, a leader of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), has been released after being detained under the MPO Act. While her release is welcomed, calls for the freedom of other detained BYC members continue to grow.
"Right now, the situation is under control. We will identify the anti-social elements involved in this and take legal action against them. When police reached the spot, few anti-social elements pelted stones. Our vehicles were damaged and few policemen were injured in the incident...We have
According to Shiv Kumar Sharma, DIG, Jammu-Samba-Kathua range, the operation to track down terrorists in the region is still on, due to which some people have also been detained by the police.
The central member of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), Sibghatullah Shah Ji Baloch, has been detained by Pakistani forces at his home in Quetta and is currently unaccounted for, according to a post from the BYC reported by The Balochistan Post (TBP).
Under the directives of Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, the Himachal Pradesh Police Department has intensified its campaign against drug trafficking.
"The draconian police overreach in Telangana is alarming. Journalists are being detained & dissenting voices arrested. This blatant suppression of free speech and expression is unacceptable. And Rahul Gandhi goes to town preaching about democracy and free speech. The double standards are
A massive crowd marched through downtown Dallas today, protesting President Donald Trump's immigration policies and demanding the release of students who have been detained by immigration officials across the country, as reported by CNN.