Actress Ayesha Khan is currently in police custody after attempting to join a student demonstration in Mumbai. The Dhurandhar star arrived at Dadar around 4:00 PM on Wednesday to support the nationwide “Chalo Sansad” campaign. But before she could hold a placard or raise a single slogan, the situation escalated.
Approximately 15 police personnel surrounded her group. Ayesha claims four to five female officers forcibly pulled her into a waiting van despite her active resistance. The actress immediately recorded a video from inside the police vehicle. She posted the footage to her Instagram followers. In the video, she is shaking hands with the officers and repeatedly asking, “Just a simple why?”
The Dadar demonstration is a direct extension of the massive student-led movement initiated by the Cockraoch Janata Party (CJP) in Delhi. Thousands of students are demanding accountability over alleged paper leaks and widespread irregularities in the NEET-UG medical entrance examination, while seeking justice for recent student suicides across the country. The protests have rapidly expanded into Mumbai’s Shivaji Park area.
Police transported Ayesha and her friends to the Worli Police Station. She stated that officers at the station treated her with respect, though authorities never provided an official reason for the sudden detention. An officer initially at the Dadar scene only told her that demonstrations were not permitted at that specific location.
The incident has ripped open a widening fault line within the entertainment industry. While most A-list celebrities have ignored the spreading CJP protests, veteran actors Seema Pahwa and Ratna Pathak Shah publicly condemned their peers. Both women released emotional statements slamming the wider Bollywood establishment for failing to support the student movement.