Meet the man helping India’s detained protesters get home

Written and edited by the WorldPing NewsdeskPublished Updated Original reporting: Al Jazeera

What happened

Al Jazeera spoke to the 25-year-old man who built an AI-powered app to help India’s detained protesters get home safely.

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  • Al Jazeera spoke to the 25-year-old man who built an AI-powered app to help India’s detained protesters get home safely.
  • Reported by Al Jazeera and published Sun, 11 Oct 2026 12:36:35 UTC.

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  1. India detains thousands of "Cockroach" movement youth protesters in crackdown

  2. Photos: Thousands detained in police crackdown on India’s youth protest

  3. ‘No place to breathe’: AISA’s Neha Bora detained again, alleges police brutality

  4. Meet the man helping India’s detained protesters get home

  5. India’s crackdown on youth protesters: What next?

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