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CJP Leaders Detained in Bhopal, Sent Back Home
Four activists from Hyderabad were traveling to New Delhi for a peaceful protest.
On October 8, police detained them when their train stopped in Bhopal.
The activists said officers took them off the train without explaining why.
They were kept in private guest houses and moved between them.
The activists said they asked the police why they had been detained but got no answer.
They then refused food and water until they received answers.
During the night of October 9–10, they were put on a train heading toward Telangana.
They reached Warangal and then Hyderabad on Saturday.
Four CJP youth activists from Hyderabad were detained by Bhopal police on October 8 while traveling to New Delhi.
The activists said dozens of uniformed and plainclothes officers removed them from their train without prior notice.
They said police held them in three private guest houses and moved them between locations.
The group said it received no explanation for the detention and refused food and water until it got answers.
Police put the activists on a Telangana-bound train during the night of October 9–10; they reached Hyderabad later that Saturday.
- Who
- Four CJP youth activists from Hyderabad: Stanley Korani, Rangasai Reddy, Rajesh Korapaka and Venkatesh Goud.
- What
- They were detained in Bhopal and sent back toward Telangana.
- Where
- Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh; they later traveled to Warangal and Hyderabad.
- When
- They were detained on October 8 and put on a return train during the night of October 9–10; the year is not stated.
- Why
- They were traveling to New Delhi to take part in a peaceful protest. The reason for their detention was not explained to them, according to the activists.
Key facts
- Activists
- Stanley Korani, Rangasai Reddy, Rajesh Korapaka and Venkatesh Goud
- Organization
- CJP
- Detention location
- Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
- Detention date
- October 8; the year is not specified
- Accommodation during detention
- Three private guest houses, according to the activists
- Return journey
- They were put on the Telangana Express during the night of October 9–10
- Arrival
- They reached Warangal on Saturday morning and Hyderabad later that day
Quotes
Stanley Korani
CJP south zone coordinator who led the group
“We were caught unawares and rounded up by dozens of waiting cops at the station. They detained us unlawfully while we were on the way to Delhi to take part in a peaceful protest. There were about 50 uniformed cops and some 20 in mufti, and without any prior notice they pulled us out of the train.”
deccanchronicle.com
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