New Delhi, India – A 19-year-old woman was detained by police during the youth-led antigovernment protests in the Indian capital over the weekend.The young woman, who asked to remain anonymous for fear of further reprisals from the authorities, said she was detained on Sunday as thousands of people congregated in central New Delhi. They were demanding the resignation of India’s Chief Election Commissioner, Gyanesh Kumar, over alleged irregularities in electoral rolls, which saw the removal of 133 million people from the voter lists.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Founder of India’s ‘Cockroach’ movement detained amid police crackdownlist 2 of 4Why Marco Rubio’s visit to Mumbai has ruffled feathers in Indialist 3 of 4‘It was fake’: Indian villagers allege forgery behind Adani mine projectlist 4 of 4Backlash in Kashmir over proposal for uniform Friday sermons across mosquesend of listAfter the woman’s detention, she and several other demonstrators were taken on a police bus to a location about 50km from the protest site. With no cash and her phone battery drained, the woman spent nearly an hour wandering along a dark road, trying to figure out what to do next.A car pulle...

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