Protest leader Amit Bhatnagar detained by Madhya Pradesh Police after completing a 14-day indefinite hunger strike. Around 150 protesters were also detained and taken away in buses from the protest site in Kupi village, Chhatarpur district. Police stated that Bhatnagar was detained for medical treatment, not formally arrested, due to his deteriorating health. The protest is against the ₹44,605-crore Ken–Betwa Link Project, India's first river-linking project. The project aims to provide irrigation, drinking water, and hydropower to parts of Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. Protesters allege irregularities in land acquisition, rehabilitation, and compensation for project-affected families. Bhatnagar claimed there were irregularities in compensation records and questioned the authenticity of several Gram Sabha proceedings. He alleged that ₹8 crore in compensation was paid to people who were not connected to Kharihani village. Protesters demanded fresh land surveys, correction of compensation records, and a transparent rehabilitation process. During the agitation, protesters staged symbolic funeral pyres and women lay on funeral cots to highlight the displacement issue. Police said many protesters entered the river to avoid detention before they were persuaded to leave. Chhatarpur Collector Parth Jaiswal rejected the allegations, saying 90% of protesters were not directly affected by the Ken–Betwa project. The administration also denied allegations of fake Gram Sabha records and said all genuine complaints would be examined. The Ken–Betwa project is expected to displace nearly 2,000 families from villages that will be submerged by the Daudhan Dam reservoir.