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India detains hundreds, locks down Delhi to foil election chief protest
Indian authorities have detained hundreds of people and imposed a lockdown across Delhi ahead of a planned youth protest against the chief election commissioner. Police sealed off parts of the capital to prevent demonstrators from gathering. The sweeping security measures are drawing criticism from opposition figures and rights groups, who see them as heavy-handed suppression of dissent ahead of electoral debates.
Why now: The scale of detentions and lockdown in the capital over a protest about the election body has drawn widespread attention and concern.
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