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Delhi Police Says Detained Abhijeet Dipke Was Offered Funeral Travel Help
Abhijeet Dipke was being held in Delhi when his grandmother died.
Delhi Police said they told him about her death and the funeral.
Police also said they offered to help him travel to his hometown.
Some people on social media had claimed he was not told.
His grandmother, Savitribai Shankar Dipke, had been ill for a long time.
She died in a village in Maharashtra’s Hingoli district.
Delhi Police said on October 10 that Abhijeet Dipke was informed of his grandmother’s death while in detention.
Police said Dipke was told about the scheduled funeral and offered assistance to travel to his hometown.
The clarification followed social media claims that Dipke had not been told of the death.
Dipke’s grandmother, Savitribai Shankar Dipke, died on Saturday after a prolonged illness.
She died in Santuk Pimpri village in Maharashtra’s Hingoli district, according to a report cited in the article.
- Who
- Delhi Police and detained Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke; his grandmother was Savitribai Shankar Dipke.
- What
- Police said Dipke was informed of his grandmother’s death and offered help to travel to attend her funeral.
- Where
- Dipke was detained in Delhi; his grandmother died in Santuk Pimpri village, Hingoli district, Maharashtra.
- When
- Delhi Police issued its clarification on October 10; Savitribai Shankar Dipke died on Saturday.
- Why
- Police issued the clarification after social media accounts claimed Dipke had not been informed of the death.
Social media claims
Delhi Police statement
Whether Dipke was informed
Social media claims
Several social media accounts claimed Dipke had not been told of his grandmother’s death while detained.
Delhi Police statement
Delhi Police said he was promptly informed sensitively and told about the scheduled funeral.
Help to attend the funeral
Social media claims
The social media claims described in the article focused on his not being informed; they did not specify whether travel help was offered.
Delhi Police statement
Police said it offered all possible assistance for Dipke to travel to his native village on humanitarian grounds.
Key facts
- Police clarification
- October 10
- Detained person
- Abhijeet Dipke, founder of the Cockroach Janta Party
- Deceased
- Savitribai Shankar Dipke, Abhijeet Dipke’s grandmother
- Reported cause and timing
- She died on Saturday after a prolonged illness.
- Reported place of death
- Santuk Pimpri village, Hingoli district, Maharashtra
- Police response
- Police said they informed Dipke sensitively, told him about the funeral, and offered travel assistance on humanitarian grounds.
Sources
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