All India Students' Association (AISA) National President Neha Bora, who was detained by Delhi Police on the evening of October 16, was released after completion of formal procedures under Section 65 of the Delhi Police Act, following which she questioned the police action and alleged that ordinary citizens were being treated like hardened criminals. Bora and Abhijeet Dipke, Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder, were detained following the 'Lehra Do Tiranga' protest held in the national capital on October 16. While Bora was released, Dipke was arrested in a fresh preventive case and is scheduled to be produced before the Special Executive Magistrate (SEM) court.

restrictions imposed in Central Delhi
Speaking after her release, Bora alleged that detainees were being kept in custody throughout the night and released only the following morning or evening, questioning the legal basis for such action. She also criticised the restrictions imposed in Central Delhi amid the protests against the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise and demanded the impeachment of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and a halt to the revision exercise.

women were not being followed
"Law and order are being flouted in every possible way. Ordinary citizens are treated as if they were hardened criminals, a practice that has persisted in this country for a long time," Bora said after her release. "The current movement has clearly exposed how people are being detained, whether during the day or in the evening, held in custody throughout the night, and only released the following morning or evening. Under what authority is this justified? By what law or order is it permissible to keep detainees held in custody all night long?" she added. Bora further alleged that legal procedures concerning the detention and release of women were not being followed.

inconveniencing ordinary people.
"Legally, individuals, especially women, ought to be released after sunset, yet this is not happening," she said. Referring to the allegations of "anarchy" by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh levelled against the Opposition over the protests, Bora questioned the government's position and said restrictions in the national capital were inconveniencing ordinary people. "Furthermore, there is a new narrative being pushed, one of chaos and anarchy. What kind of chaos and anarchy? The one you unleashed in Central Delhi? The people of Delhi cannot even breathe a sigh of relief; whichever route they take to get to work, they find it blocked. You are spreading chaos and anarchy across the nation," she said. "Please, spare the people of India.

lawyers spent 5–6 hours trying to reach me
Impeach Gyanesh Kumar and halt SIR, so that the ordinary citizens of this country can breathe a sigh of relief, feel at ease, and have their voting rights ensured," Bora added. Bora also alleged that the police initially did not allow her to speak or consult a lawyer during her detention, claiming that her legal team had to make repeated efforts to reach her. "They (Police) demanded my name, address, and other details. For a long time, they wouldn't even let me speak or consult with a legal advisor (lawyer). Our lawyers spent 5–6 hours trying to reach me; it was only after we managed to call them that they were finally allowed to meet me," she said. "These are the kinds of things these people have been doing for a long time," she added.