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Delhi Police Detain Protesters Ahead of CJP Demonstration
The Cockroach Janta Party planned a protest at Jantar Mantar in Delhi.
The party wanted Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to resign.
Delhi Police did not allow the protest, citing security and procedural reasons.
Police detained people who were trying to get to the site.
One report said about 150 were detained in the New Delhi area, while other accounts did not give an exact number.
Police also said they detained more than 600 people with criminal records across Delhi as a preventive step.
Officers used drones and watched locations where people might gather.
Restrictions were in force in the New Delhi area.
Delhi Police detained protesters trying to reach Jantar Mantar for a proposed Cockroach Janta Party demonstration.
Reports say the number detained near the protest site was around 150, while another account said several; the exact figure was not consistently specified.
Police sources said more than 600 people with criminal records were detained preventively across Delhi’s 15 districts.
Police denied permission for the demonstration, citing security considerations and procedural requirements; prohibitory orders are in force in New Delhi.
Police deployed personnel at strategic locations and used drones and intensified surveillance to monitor movement and potential crowd mobilisation.
- Who
- Delhi Police and people seeking to attend a proposed Cockroach Janta Party protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
- What
- Police detained protesters, tightened security, and denied permission for the proposed demonstration at Jantar Mantar.
- Where
- Jantar Mantar and other locations across New Delhi and Delhi’s 15 districts.
- When
- Friday, October 10; the articles do not specify the year.
- Why
- Police cited security and procedural considerations and said preventive measures were intended to avert law-and-order problems.
CJP Protest
Police Security Measures
Proposed demonstration
CJP Protest
CJP proposed a demonstration against the Chief Election Commissioner, citing allegations of voter-list manipulation during the Special Intensive Revision and changes relating to Form 6.
Police Security Measures
Delhi Police denied permission for the Jantar Mantar demonstration, citing security considerations and procedural requirements.
Preventive action
CJP Protest
The articles report that protesters were trying to reach the demonstration site; they do not provide a direct statement from CJP on the detentions.
Police Security Measures
Police said preventive measures and heightened surveillance were intended to prevent law-and-order problems and unauthorised gatherings.
Key facts
- Protest organiser
- Cockroach Janta Party (CJP)
- Proposed venue
- Jantar Mantar, New Delhi
- Protest demand
- Demand for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation
- Protest-site detentions
- One report said around 150 people were detained in the New Delhi area; other reports described several or did not specify an exact number.
- Preventive detentions
- Police sources said over 600 people with criminal records were detained across all 15 districts of Delhi.
- Police measures
- Drones, intensified surveillance, and personnel deployed at strategic locations
- Restrictions
- Prohibitory orders were in force in the New Delhi area.
Sources
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