Ankita Bhandari murder: Parents detained during India Gate protest, released around 5 a.m.
During a protest at India Gate over the Ankita Bhandari murder case, the victim’s parents were briefly held by police and released around 5 a.m. in the early morning. Several senior Congress figures—including the party’s media and publicity chief, the social media head, and the Indian Youth Congress leader—were also detained during the demonstration and later freed.