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CJP Leaders Detained Before Protest Against Election Chief
The Cockroach Janta Party planned a protest in Delhi about how voter lists were being changed.
Its leaders wanted to protest at Jantar Mantar on October 10, 2026.
Police detained party founder Abhijeet Dipke and leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka after their flight from Mumbai landed.
The party said the detentions were meant to stop the protest and asked for the leaders to be released.
News reports said police told Dipke the protest had been banned and asked him to call it off.
The protest concerned allegations about voter-list changes and Form 6, a form used to register voters.
Other reports also said several people, including Ratna Singh, Dhruv Rathee and Kavya Karnatac, were detained ahead of the demonstration.
Delhi Police detained Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke and party leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka after their flight from Mumbai landed in Delhi.
The detentions took place on Saturday, October 10, 2026, ahead of a CJP protest planned at Jantar Mantar.
The protest was called to demand Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation over alleged voter-list manipulation during the Special Intensive Revision and changes involving Form 6.
CJP said the detentions were a pre-planned effort to stop its leaders reaching the protest and demanded their immediate, unconditional release.
Reports said police asked Dipke to call off the protest because authorities had banned it; the articles also report separate detentions of Ratna Singh, Dhruv Rathee and Kavya Karnatac.
- Who
- Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke and leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka; Delhi Police carried out the detentions.
- What
- The three CJP leaders were detained after their flight landed in Delhi, ahead of a planned protest.
- Where
- At Delhi airport, after a flight from Mumbai landed; the planned demonstration was at Jantar Mantar in Delhi.
- When
- Saturday, October 10, 2026.
- Why
- They were detained ahead of a protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged voter-list manipulation and changes involving Form 6; reports said authorities had banned the protest.
CJP's account
Authorities' reported position
Purpose and fairness of the detentions
CJP's account
CJP described the detentions as authoritarian and pre-planned, alleging they were intended to keep its leaders from reaching a peaceful demonstration.
Authorities' reported position
Reports said police told Dipke the protest had been banned and asked him to call it off; the articles do not provide a direct police response to CJP's allegations.
Key facts
- Date
- October 10, 2026
- Party
- Cockroach Janta Party (CJP)
- Detained leaders
- Abhijeet Dipke, Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka
- Flight route
- Mumbai to Delhi
- Proposed protest site
- Jantar Mantar, Delhi
- Protest issue
- Alleged voter-list manipulation during the Special Intensive Revision and changes relating to Form 6
- CJP demand
- Immediate and unconditional release of the detained leaders
Quotes
Cockroach Janta Party
The political party that reported the detentions on social media.
“This pre-planned interception by the Delhi Police aims to cripple the leadership of today's peaceful demonstrations before they even reach the protest site. The CJP denounces this blatant violation of freedom of movement and demands the immediate, unconditional release of Dipke, Das, and Ranka”
businesstoday.in
“ABHIJEET DIPKE, SAURAV DAS AND ASHUTOSH RANKA DETAINED FROM INSIDE THEIR FLIGHT. Shame on you @narendramodi @AmitShah”
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