Archive · 11 Oct 2026
Parents Challenge Detention After Abhijeet Dipke Misses Funeral
Abhijeet Dipke was detained by police after his plane landed in Delhi.
He was travelling to join a planned protest, but authorities had not given permission for it.
On the same day, his grandmother died in Maharashtra.
His parents said he should have been allowed to attend her funeral and said they could not contact him.
His father also accused police of misleading the family.
Police said they told Dipke about the death and offered to help him travel home.
Police said he did not accept that help.
The funeral was scheduled for the next morning, and the article does not resolve the disagreement.
Delhi Police detained Cockroach Janata Party founder Abhijeet Dipke after his flight from Mumbai landed on October 10.
Dipke was travelling to join a planned protest at Jantar Mantar against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar; authorities had denied permission.
His grandmother, Savitribai Shankar Dipke, died on October 10 after a prolonged illness in Hingoli district, Maharashtra.
Dipke’s mother questioned why he remained detained and said he could not attend the funeral scheduled for 10 am on October 11.
His father said the family could not reach him, while police said Dipke was informed and declined its offer of travel assistance.
- Who
- Cockroach Janata Party founder Abhijeet Dipke, his parents, and Delhi Police.
- What
- Dipke’s parents questioned his continued detention after he missed his grandmother’s last rites. Police said it informed him of the death and offered travel assistance, which he declined.
- When
- Dipke was detained on Saturday, October 10; the funeral was scheduled for 10 am on Sunday, October 11.
- Where
- He was detained aboard an Air India flight after it landed at Indira Gandhi International Airport. His grandmother died in their native village in Hingoli district, Maharashtra.
- Why
- Dipke was travelling to take part in a planned protest at Jantar Mantar against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar; authorities had denied permission for the protest.
Family’s account
Delhi Police’s account
Whether Dipke was informed and offered travel assistance
Family’s account
Dipke’s father said the family could not contact him and alleged Delhi Police was lying. His mother said he could have attended the funeral if released earlier.
Delhi Police’s account
Delhi Police said Dipke was promptly informed of his grandmother’s death and the funeral time, and was offered assistance to travel home, which it said he declined.
Detention and funeral attendance
Family’s account
Dipke’s mother questioned why he remained detained and said he was not allowed to attend his grandmother’s last rites.
Delhi Police’s account
Police said it offered assistance on humanitarian grounds, but the article does not provide a detailed police explanation for the detention.
- Detained
- Saturday, October 10
- Detention location
- Inside an Air India flight after it landed at Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Travel origin
- Mumbai
- Planned destination
- A protest at Jantar Mantar
- Protest status
- Authorities had denied permission for the planned protest
- Grandmother’s death
- Savitribai Shankar Dipke died on October 10 after a prolonged illness
- Scheduled last rites
- 10 am on Sunday, October 11
- Other leaders detained
- CJP leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka