Imran Khan was detained by Mumbai Police on Saturday evening during a protest at August Kranti Maidan, where hundreds gathered in solidarity with the Cockroach Janata Party’s (CJP) demonstration in Delhi demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. The protest, part of a nationwide wave against alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, saw nearly 200 people arrested across Mumbai, including activists from Tushar Gandhi’s ‘Hum Bharat Ke Log’ and CPI(M) supporters. Khan, known for Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na and I Hate Luv Storys, was among those taken into custody after speaking to ANI about his presence as a citizen, not an organisation. “I don’t have demands,” he said. “I’m here to see why freedom of movement is being restricted — why people’s voices are being suppressed.” Moments later, he posted a selfie from inside a police van with the caption: “Apparently I’m going for a drive.” Videos circulating online show him being escorted to a van despite media attempts to speak with him. The move marks a rare public political stand from the actor, who has stayed largely out of the spotlight lately. Earlier this year, he had joined protests over the NEET paper leak. Meanwhile, similar demonstrations unfolded in Bengaluru and Gurugram, with Prakash Raj, YouTuber Dhruv Rathee, and CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke leading actions. But it’s Khan’s detention that’s now dominating headlines, not just for its timing, but for what it signals about the shifting lines between celebrity, dissent, and civic action in India today. What happens next? The court date. And whether the silence around other arrests will hold.