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Family Says Delhi Police Release Came Too Late for Funeral
Abhijeet Dipke was held by police in Delhi before a planned protest.
His grandmother died in Maharashtra on Saturday.
Her funeral took place the next morning.
Dipke’s family says it repeatedly asked police to let him go so he could attend.
Delhi Police said they told him about the death and offered help with travel.
Dipke was released on Sunday, but his family said it was too late for the funeral.
His uncle said Dipke could still be there to collect his grandmother’s ashes.
The protest was about demands for the chief election commissioner to resign over alleged voter-roll irregularities.
CJP convenor Abhijeet Dipke was detained ahead of a planned protest in Delhi on Saturday.
His paternal grandmother, Savitribai Shankarrao Dipke, died in Maharashtra’s Hingoli district on Saturday after a prolonged illness.
Her last rites were held on Sunday morning, and Dipke’s family said he could not attend.
The family alleged police refused repeated requests to release him; Delhi Police said they informed him and offered travel assistance.
Dipke was released on Sunday after appearing before an executive magistrate, on condition he not breach the peace for a year.
- Who
- CJP convenor Abhijeet Dipke, his family, and Delhi Police.
- What
- Dipke’s family alleged that police did not release him in time to attend his grandmother’s funeral; police said they informed him and offered travel assistance.
- Where
- Dipke was held in Delhi; the funeral took place in Hingoli district, Maharashtra.
- When
- Dipke was detained on Saturday and released on Sunday; the funeral was held Sunday morning.
- Why
- Dipke had been detained ahead of a CJP protest over alleged irregularities in the voter-roll revision.
Family’s account
Delhi Police’s account
Requests to attend the funeral
Family’s account
Dipke’s family said it repeatedly asked police to release him, but he was freed too late to attend the funeral.
Delhi Police’s account
Delhi Police said Dipke was informed about his grandmother’s death and the funeral timing, and that it offered all possible travel assistance.
Key facts
- CJP convenor
- Abhijeet Dipke
- Grandmother
- Savitribai Shankarrao Dipke, 85
- Date of death
- Saturday
- Funeral
- Sunday morning in Hingoli district, Maharashtra
- Release
- Sunday, after appearing before an executive magistrate
- Release condition
- Not to breach the peace for one year
- Police account
- Delhi Police said Dipke was informed and offered possible facilitation for travel to his hometown.
Quotes
Vilas Dipke
Abhijeet Dipke’s uncle
“I pleaded with the Delhi police with folded hands at least 10 times to release Abhijeet so he could attend the funeral, as we were waiting for him. Though he was eventually released today, it was too late for him to attend.”
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