Archive · 10 Oct 2026
CJP Leaders Detained After Flight Lands at Delhi Airport
Three leaders from CJP flew from Mumbai to Delhi on Saturday.
They were travelling amid reports that other protesters had been detained on their way to the city.
Before the flight landed, Abhijeet Dipke told a journalist he expected the leaders might also be taken into custody.
After the plane landed, police officers came aboard.
They detained Ranka, Das and then Dipke.
The leaders shouted “Bharat Mata ki Jai” as they were taken away.
Passengers watched, and some supported the leaders while others criticized them or the journalists.
The account describes what one journalist said they witnessed on the flight.
CJP leaders Abhijeet Dipke, Ranka and Das flew from Mumbai to Delhi on Saturday.
Dipke told journalists he believed the government was afraid and said the leaders would come despite detentions.
The article says protesters travelling to Delhi had been detained over the previous 24 hours, including some taken from trains.
Delhi Police officers entered the aircraft after it landed at IGI Airport and detained the three leaders.
Passengers reacted differently, with some appearing sympathetic and others criticizing the leaders or the journalists covering them.
- Who
- CJP leaders Abhijeet Dipke, Ranka and Das, and Delhi Police officers.
- What
- Police detained the three CJP leaders aboard their flight after it landed.
- When
- Saturday; the article does not give a date.
- Where
- Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi, aboard a flight from Mumbai.
- Why
- The article does not state the official reason for the detentions. Dipke alleged they were intended to protect Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
Supportive or sympathetic reactions
Critical reactions
Public response to the leaders
Supportive or sympathetic reactions
Some passengers appeared sympathetic to the CJP leaders as police detained them.
Critical reactions
Other passengers criticized the leaders; one elderly passenger said parental discipline could have prevented the situation.
Media coverage
Supportive or sympathetic reactions
Journalists were covering the leaders and the detention on the flight.
Critical reactions
One passenger accused the journalists of being paid to cover Dipke and his team.
- Leaders detained
- Abhijeet Dipke, Ranka and Das
- Departure airport
- Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Airport, Mumbai
- Arrival airport
- Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi
- Day
- Saturday; no calendar date is specified
- Detention order described
- Ranka was detained first, then Das, and finally Dipke
- Dipke's allegation
- He said the government was scared and alleged detentions were meant to protect CEC Gyanesh Kumar