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Stones Hit Bus Carrying Detained CJP Protesters in Delhi
The Cockroach Janta Party planned a protest in Delhi against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
Police had not allowed the protest to go ahead.
On Saturday, police detained more than 1,000 people who were reportedly going to the protest.
A bus carrying some detained people was hit with stones in Jhandewalan.
Officials said some people on the bus tried to escape and damage it, but police detained them again.
Police increased security and changed traffic routes nearby.
CJP leaders were detained, and social media influencer Dhruv Rathee was also detained at his home in Gurugram.
A bus carrying detained CJP protesters was pelted with stones in Jhandewalan, New Delhi, on Saturday.
Officials said some detainees allegedly tried to escape custody and damage the bus, but police detained them again.
Police detained more than 1,000 protesters across the capital as they reportedly headed to a planned protest at Jantar Mantar.
The protest was called by the Cockroach Janta Party against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar; police had denied permission.
Police strengthened security and imposed traffic restrictions around Jhandewalan, while CJP leaders and influencer Dhruv Rathee were also detained.
- Who
- Police, people detained while reportedly heading to a Cockroach Janta Party protest, CJP leaders and social media influencer Dhruv Rathee.
- What
- A bus transporting detained people was pelted with stones; police also detained more than 1,000 protesters across the capital.
- Where
- Jhandewalan and other locations in New Delhi; Dhruv Rathee was detained at his residence in Gurugram.
- When
- Saturday; the article does not specify the date.
- Why
- The detentions were linked to a proposed CJP protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. Police said permission was denied because organisers had not complied with legal directions and undertakings from an earlier protest.
Police and authorities
CJP and protest participants
Permission for the protest
Police and authorities
Police said permission was denied because organisers had not followed legal directions and undertakings from an earlier protest.
CJP and protest participants
The CJP had called the protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar; the article gives no direct response from the party to the denial.
Detentions and bus incident
Police and authorities
Officials said detainees allegedly tried to escape and damage the bus, and police detained them again.
CJP and protest participants
The article reports that the CJP said around 50 plain-clothes police personnel took Dhruv Rathee into custody at about 8 a.m.; it provides no broader response from detainees to the officials' account.
Key facts
- Reported bus attack
- A bus carrying detained people was pelted with stones in Jhandewalan.
- Detentions
- Police said more than 1,000 protesters were detained across the national capital.
- Planned venue
- Jantar Mantar, New Delhi.
- Protest target
- Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
- Police rationale for denial
- Police said organisers failed to comply with legal directions and undertakings from an earlier protest.
- Detained CJP representatives
- Founder Abhijeet Dipke and spokespersons Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka.
- Other reported detention
- Social media influencer Dhruv Rathee was detained at his residence in Gurugram.
Sources
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