Overview
- Police and central forces were massed in the capital on Saturday, October 10, with officials authorising hundreds of CAPF companies—reported as 221 companies and roughly 20,000–25,000 personnel—to secure routes to Jantar Mantar.
- Transport was sharply curtailed: authorities closed dozens of metro stations (reports range from 45 to 57) and cancelled scores of long‑distance trains (reports range from about 75 up to more than 170), leaving many passengers stranded.
- CJP and media reports say party founder Abhijeet Dipke and other leaders and online influencers including Dhruv Rathee and Kavya Karnatik were taken into custody before the planned rally, a claim that officials have partially confirmed through press briefings and detentions at checkpoints.
- Delhi Police deployed wide crowd‑management measures such as multi‑level barricades, multiple detention centres across districts, hundreds of additional CCTV feeds, drones and issued body cameras to officers while instructing personnel to exercise restraint.
- Authorities invoked BNSS/Section 163 in parts of New Delhi, refused permission for the Jantar Mantar gathering, and steps to curb movement and communications — including local internet restrictions and ID checks at stations — disrupted daily life, schools and payments for many commuters.