{"id":"9d2930e1-64e3-4c41-96e5-c4a1ab30f7bd","url":"https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3370415/central-delhi-locked-down-internet-cut-youth-protest-demands-election-chief-quit","domain":"scmp.com","outlet":{"name":"South China Morning Post","country":"HK","cred":4,"lean":0,"curated":true,"owner":"Alibaba Group"},"title":"India’s capital locked down as youth protest targets election chief","plainHeadline":"Central Delhi sealed as protests target Chief Election Commissioner","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["Central Delhi sealed with thousands of police and paramilitaries on patrol.","Metro stations shut and mobile internet suspended ahead of protests.","Protest aimed at Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over voter list revision.","Opposition parties allege government manipulating voter lists for BJP advantage.","Protests threaten to disrupt upcoming state elections starting 2027."],"topics":["Politics"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-10-10T01:13:54.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-10-10T02:10:36.095Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/c235224f-09b2-4906-a8d4-6ad902d76334","storyId":"c235224f-09b2-4906-a8d4-6ad902d76334","image":"https://cdn.i-scmp.com/sites/default/files/styles/1280x720/public/d8/images/canvas/2026/10/10/dc875987-6bda-4a06-947e-f0e939f28417_483c48a8.jpg?itok=P3XKgfpG&v=1791594828","author":"Reuters","dek":"Central Delhi was sealed on Saturday, with thousands of police and paramilitaries on patrol, metro stations shut, mobile internet suspended and markets closed to guard against a youth protest demanding India’s chief election officer quit."}