Tushar Gandhi, the great-grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, alleged on Wednesday that he was detained by the police as he was leaving his residence to mark Quit India Day at Mumbai's August Kranti Maidan. A police official stated that when Tushar Gandhi emerged from his home in suburban Santacruz, he was informed that he couldn't proceed to participate in a rally for which permission had been denied. However, he was eventually granted access to the August Kranti Maidan, the official added.

Tushar Gandhi tweeted, "For the first time in the history of independent India, I have been detained at the Santa Cruz Police Station as I left home to commemorate 9th August Quit India Day. I am proud my great grandparents Bapu and Ba had also been arrested by the British Police on this historic date."