Overview
- Ayesha Khan says Mumbai police detained her on July 22 when she tried to join solidarity protests over the NEET paper leak, and she was taken from Dadar to Worli police station before being released about three hours later.
- Khan published videos from inside a police van and at Worli station alleging she and friends were held despite not raising slogans or carrying placards and that about 15 officers pushed them into the van.
- Coverage notes broader protest context: a month‑long student movement led by the Cockroach Janata Party and Sonam Wangchuk intensified around a July 20 'Sansad Chalo' march and a hunger strike that ended on July 23.
- Social‑media attention grew after a comment thanking Khan for supporting students appeared on her workout post, but reporting conflicts over its source showed the praise may have come from an independent fan account using the name 'Cockroach Janta Videos' rather than the party’s official handle.
- No formal police rebuttal or investigation into Khan’s detention has been reported and the episode underlines how viral first‑person videos and celebrity involvement can drive scrutiny of crowd control and policing during protests.