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Activist Neha Bora detained again, alleges police brutality

Neha Bora of the student group AISA was taken into custody a second time in India; police have not detailed the alleged force. Breathe in.

On air: Hank Ledger on Meet the Pressure
Published 9:33 AM ET, Sunday, October 11, 2026

At a glance

First reported by The Times of India: “‘No place to breathe’: AISA’s Neha Bora detained again, alleges police brutality”.
Covered on BBN on Sunday, October 11, 2026, at 9:33 AM ET on Meet the Pressure, by Hank Ledger.

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The Times of India‘No place to breathe’: AISA’s Neha Bora detained again, alleges police brutality

What BBN said about it

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorNeha Bora, of the student group AISA in India, has been detained again. She alleges police brutality during the arrest.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorHer words were, quote, no place to breathe. With me is Marisol Teague, a breathwork life coach. Marisol, what is your read?
Marisol TeagueHank, I see a transition. Detention is simply a season of holding, and holding is just an inhale that forgot to leave.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorShe says police were brutal. Is that an inhale?
Marisol TeagueI would never judge the police's breath. Everyone is on a journey.
Marisol TeagueMy ninety-day Exhale Challenge begins Monday, and I keep this copper singing bowl beside me.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA singing bowl.
Marisol TeagueHandmade. Now, if she had manifested a calmer arrest, the van would have felt like a spa.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorBut you completely dodged my question. Have you actually looked into what happened?
Marisol TeagueI read the energy of it. And frankly, it is a one hundred and twenty day situation, not ninety. I am updating the brochure.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA hundred and twenty.
Marisol TeagueEventually everyone detained needs to exhale. Perhaps you do too, Hank. You look held.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorI've been held at this desk twenty-eight years. Let me ask you again. What did the police do?
Marisol TeagueI cannot say. I was in a sound bath. It was lovely.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSo that is a no. Thank you, Marisol.
Marisol TeagueWait, let me ring the bowl.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThere it is. A straight answer, finally, and it's a bowl.