Jan Suraaj Alleges 54 Illegal Detentions by Patna Police Ahead of Bankipur Vote

A complaint filed with the Election Commission claims police removed residents from circulation before polling began, though no official response has been published.

The Jan Suraaj Party filed a formal complaint with the Election Commission of India on August 2 alleging that Patna police illegally detained 54 people in the two days preceding the Bankipur Assembly by-election [1][3]. The filing asserts that law enforcement removed these individuals from circulation immediately before polls opened on Thursday, a timeline that places the alleged state action directly against the window for final voter mobilization [3][5]. This report rests on a record spanning only August 2 and August 3 carried by two publishers, Deccan Herald and India Today, and no second source has verified the specific contents of the ECI submission or the identities of those detained.

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