A right-wing activist, TG Mohandas, was arrested in the southern Indian state of Kerala on Sunday, August 10, 2026, over alleged remarks about women participating in the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP)-led student protests held last month. Media reports indicate that Mohandas, who describes himself as a right-wing political commentator, made statements in videos claiming that women attending the Delhi protests "like rape" and that some "enjoy being raped," further suggesting the protests could lead to gang rape.

Mohandas is reported by news channel NDTV to be a former member of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), the ideological parent organization of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

The arrest comes amid a wider campaign of severe online harassment targeting young women involved in the CJP movement.

Separately, a Delhi court declared allegations of sexual harassment made by women wrestlers against former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh as "false" and "fabricated."

These developments underscore ongoing tensions surrounding protests and allegations of misconduct in India.

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