Archive · 3 Oct 2026
Mumbai Police Book CJP Organisers After Shivaji Park Protest
Mumbai Police filed a case after a Cockroach Janta Party protest at Shivaji Park on October 2.
The case names the organisers and 400 to 500 unidentified people.
Police said the gathering was not authorised and cited laws concerning unlawful assembly and disobeying an order.
A report also said protesters raised slogans and used loudspeakers without permission.
The case followed a complaint from someone who lives near the park.
Police said nobody had been arrested and that they were still investigating.
The protesters wanted election chief Gyanesh Kumar to resign over alleged problems with electoral rolls.
Reports differed about the crowd: one described 400 to 500 people named in the case, while another said thousands attended.
CJP founder Abhijit Dipke said peaceful assembly in defence of voting rights was a constitutional right.
Mumbai Police registered a case on Saturday against Cockroach Janta Party organisers and 400–500 unidentified people over an October 2 protest at Shivaji Park.
The case followed a complaint by a Shivaji Park-area resident; police said no arrests had been made and the investigation was continuing.
Police cited provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Maharashtra Police Act, alleging unlawful assembly and disobedience of a lawful order.
One report said protesters gathered at Gate 6 without permission, raised slogans and used loudspeakers; another described thousands at the protest, while the case named 400–500 unidentified people.
The protest called for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to resign over alleged irregularities in the revision of electoral rolls.
- Who
- Mumbai Police filed a case against Cockroach Janta Party organisers and 400–500 unidentified people.
- What
- The case concerns the party's Shivaji Park protest and alleged offences including unlawful assembly and disobeying a lawful order.
- When
- The protest took place on October 2; the case was registered on Saturday.
- Where
- Shivaji Park in Mumbai; one report places the gathering at Gate 6.
- Why
- The protest demanded Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's resignation over alleged irregularities in electoral-roll revision; police said the gathering was unauthorised.
Police and restrictions
CJP and protest supporters
Whether the gathering was permitted
Police and restrictions
Police said permission had been denied and alleged the organisers went ahead in violation of orders, creating a potential law-and-order situation.
CJP and protest supporters
CJP founder Abhijit Dipke said peaceful assembly in defence of voting rights was a fundamental constitutional right.
Purpose of the protest
Police and restrictions
Police described alleged unlawful conduct and disobedience of orders as grounds for the case.
CJP and protest supporters
CJP said the protest opposed alleged electoral-roll irregularities and called for Gyanesh Kumar to resign.
- Case registered
- Saturday, according to the reports
- Protest date
- October 2
- Complaint
- A resident of the Shivaji Park area, according to one police account
- People named
- Organisers and 400–500 unidentified persons
- Arrests
- Police said no arrests had been made at the time of reporting
- Laws cited
- Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Maharashtra Police Act
- Protest demand
- Resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar
- Crowd descriptions
- One report said 400–500 people were named in the case; another described thousands at the protest
Sources
Case filed against CJP supporters over unauthorised gathering at Mumbai's Shivaji Park
CJP Protest At Shivaji Park: FIR Registered Against Organisers, 400-500 Unidentified Persons
Hours After Abhijeet Dipke Thanks Police, CJP Organisers & 400-500 Supporters Booked Over Shivaji Park Protest
