Mamata Banerjee and 5 TMC MPs Detained by Delhi Police in Prison Van, Pictures Surface
Former West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee and five TMC MPs - Derek O’Brien, Dola Sen, Pratima Mondal, Samirul Islam, and Saket Gokhale - were detained by Delhi Police on October 10 outside her South Avenue residence during a sit-in supporting CJP protests. The party alleged they were being driven around in a prison van to an undisclosed location.
Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee and five party Members of Parliament were detained by the Delhi Police and central security forces on Saturday, October 10, outside her official residence in South Avenue. The party stated that the delegation was placed inside a security prisoner van and driven toward an undisclosed location amid a capital-wide security crackdown surrounding planned political demonstrations by the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP).
Allegations of Transport to Undisclosed Location
Following the preventative action outside Banerjee’s Delhi residence, party members voiced strong criticism of the security forces' procedures, alleging they were being kept in transit without clear destination details. Neha Bora, Yogendra Yadav, Prashant Bhushan Detained During March Towards Dilli Haat INA (Video).
Mamata Banerjee Detained by Delhi Police
“They have been driving us around in a ‘prison van’ for the last 30 mins,” stated a member of the detained delegation during the vehicle's movement through the capital, reports Hindustan Times.
Mamata Didi & 5 of Us Have Been Detained in a Prisoner Van
TMC Rajya Sabha MP Saket Gokhale confirmed the situation in a post on X (formerly Twitter), confirming that Banerjee was accompanied by a senior delegation of lawmakers: "Mamata Didi & 5 of us have been detained in a prisoner van by Delhi Police & CRPF from outside Didi's residence. Being taken to an unknown location." The MPs accompanying Banerjee inside the police vehicle include Derek O’Brien, Dola Sen, Pratima Mondal, Samirul Islam, and Saket Gokhale.
Broader Crackdown and Background
The detentions form part of an extensive security operation deployed across Central and New Delhi on Saturday. Security agencies implemented strict traffic diversions, perimeter sectioning, and preventative detentions to enforce security protocols and prevent unauthorised gatherings near high-security zones. CJP Jantar Mantar Protest: Ajinkya Shinde to Lead Stir as Abhijeet Dipke, Saurav Das Remain Detained (Video).
The political delegation had gathered in the national capital to participate in demonstrations alongside opposition figures and civil society groups protesting against electoral administration practices and demanding administrative accountability from the Election Commission of India.
Delhi Police officials have not yet issued an official statement specifying the exact facility or station where the senior leaders are being processed.
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