India cracks down on youth protests as anger grows against Modi and election chief
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"The pre-planned interception by Delhi Police aims to cripple the leadership of today's peaceful demonstrations before they even reach the protest site," the movement said in a statement.

Loudspeakers around the protest site warned that gatherings of five or more people were banned in parts of New Delhi, as authorities imposed sweeping security restrictions rarely seen in the capital. Journalists also faced restrictions in some areas, with police briefly detaining some of them.

Some protesters nevertheless broke through police cordons, chanting slogans against Modi and election authorities before being detained.

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