Archive · 11 Oct 2026
CJP Leader Vows New Protests After Delhi Release
CJP leaders were detained after the party planned a protest in Delhi.
Police said the protest did not have permission.
Police also said the party had not followed earlier rules and that violence and damage had occurred at a previous protest.
The leaders were later released with a condition to maintain peace and good behaviour for one year.
CJP leader Abhijeet Dipke said they had not agreed to stop protesting.
He said the party would take to the streets again.
Police said restrictions were in place in parts of Delhi to help protect public order.
Dipke also said he was travelling to Maharashtra for his grandmother’s funeral.
CJP leader Abhijeet Dipke said the party would resume protesting after his release.
Delhi Police said the leaders were released subject to a one-year condition to maintain peace and good behaviour.
Dipke, Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das were detained on October 10 over a planned Janpath protest for which police said permission had not been granted.
Delhi Police alleged CJP protesters had earlier engaged in stone-pelting, arson and violence, damaging public property.
Police said restrictions under Section 133 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita prohibited gatherings and protests in several Delhi areas.
- Who
- CJP leaders Abhijeet Dipke, Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das; Delhi Police.
- What
- The leaders were detained over a planned protest and later released with a one-year peace and good-behaviour condition; Dipke vowed to protest again.
- When
- The detention was on October 10, 2026; the release and statements were reported on Sunday, October 11, 2026.
- Where
- Delhi, including the proposed protest site at Janpath; Dipke said he was travelling to his hometown in Maharashtra.
- Why
- Delhi Police said the proposed demonstration lacked permission and cited alleged past non-compliance and violence.
CJP leaders' position
Delhi Police's position
Whether release barred future protests
CJP leaders' position
Dipke said the leaders had not signed a bond promising not to protest and vowed that CJP would return to the streets.
Delhi Police's position
Police and CJP's legal affairs head described the release condition as an undertaking to maintain public order, including no breach of peace for one year.
Reason for detaining the leaders
CJP leaders' position
Dipke characterized the party's cause as an agitation and said CJP would not back down.
Delhi Police's position
Police said the Janpath demonstration lacked permission and cited alleged failures to follow procedures and prior directions, as well as security concerns.
Conduct at an earlier protest
CJP leaders' position
The supplied account does not include a CJP response to the police allegations about earlier violence.
Delhi Police's position
Police alleged that a crowd mobilised by CJP had resorted to stone-pelting, arson and violence, causing significant damage to public property.
- Detention date
- October 10, 2026
- Planned protest location
- Janpath, Delhi
- Released leaders
- Abhijeet Dipke, Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das
- Release condition
- Maintain peace and good behaviour for one year; authorities described the condition as no breach of peace.
- Surety bond
- Delhi Police said a surety bond of Rs 50,000 was furnished.
- Police allegations
- Delhi Police alleged previous CJP protesters had engaged in stone-pelting, arson and violence and damaged public property.
- Legal restriction cited
- Section 133 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita was imposed in several Delhi areas, according to police.