Archive · 9 Oct 2026
Maharashtra Police Warn Protesters Against Delhi Agitation
The Cockroach Janata Party planned a protest in Delhi for October 10.
Some people in Maharashtra said police asked whether they would travel there and told them not to go.
Two volunteers in Nagpur received official notices asking about their travel plans.
Some students also said police tried to stop them on their way to Delhi.
Police officials denied that anyone had been detained in Maharashtra.
They said their actions were meant to prevent trouble and keep people safe.
The protesters and police therefore describe the events differently.
Activists and would-be protesters in Maharashtra said police questioned them about travel plans for the CJP protest scheduled for October 10 in Delhi.
Some people alleged detention attempts, pressure to stay away, or requests to sign bonds; police officials denied detentions in Maharashtra.
Police issued Section 168 BNSS notices to at least two CJP volunteers in Nagpur, asking for travel details and warning of possible preventive action.
An AISF member said students faced attempted detention at Bhusawal and that some were later detained at Itarsi; the DGP office said no detentions had occurred in the state.
Police said preventive measures were intended to avert cognisable offences and maintain law and order.
- Who
- CJP volunteers, activists and students planning to attend the protest, and police in Maharashtra.
- What
- Police questioned would-be protesters about travel plans and issued at least two Section 168 BNSS notices; activists also alleged detention attempts.
- When
- In the days before the planned October 10, 2026 protest; the Nagpur notices were issued October 6.
- Where
- Maharashtra, including Mumbai, Thane, Pune and Nagpur, as well as travel routes toward Delhi.
- Why
- Police said the measures were intended to prevent cognisable offences and maintain law and order; notices cited concerns about possible violence, road blockades and obstruction of government work.
Activists and protesters
Police and officials
Police questioning and pressure
Activists and protesters
Activists and would-be protesters said police sought travel details, tracked or contacted them, and in some cases told them not to attend or asked them to sign a bond.
Police and officials
Police acknowledged issuing some notices and contacting some people, but said action was taken to address potential law-and-order problems.
Detentions
Activists and protesters
Activists alleged that two people were detained in Mumbai and students faced attempted detention at Bhusawal, with some later detained at Itarsi.
Police and officials
A senior police official denied the reported Mumbai detention, and the DGP office said no detentions had taken place in Maharashtra.
Purpose of preventive notices
Activists and protesters
The notices and requests to stay away were described by activists as harassment and interference with their plans to attend the protest.
Police and officials
Police said Section 168 notices are issued to help prevent cognisable offences; one notice cited concerns about violence, road blockades and obstruction of government work.
- Planned protest
- CJP protest at Jantar Mantar, Delhi, on October 10, 2026
- Notices
- At least two Nagpur-area volunteers received notices under Section 168 of the BNSS
- Notice date
- One notice was issued by Ajni police station on October 6
- Named recipients
- CJP workers Bharat Banait and Akshay Ramteke
- Police explanation
- Officials said preventive action aimed to avert cognisable offences and maintain law and order
- Disputed account
- Activists alleged detention or attempted detention; the DGP office official denied detentions in Maharashtra