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Pune Police Detain CJP Supporters Ahead of Delhi Protest
Police in Pune detained about 100 to 150 people near Lal Mahal.
The people were supporters of the Cockroach Janta Party, or CJP.
Police said the gathering did not have permission and detained people as a protest was about to start.
Hundreds of police officers were deployed in the area.
The supporters wanted to protest in Delhi against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
They say voters’ names were wrongly removed from electoral lists, but those claims are disputed.
Delhi Police had not permitted the planned demonstration.
Police said the detained people would be released after checks if they were not connected to other cases.
Police detained an estimated 100–150 Cockroach Janta Party supporters near Pune’s Lal Mahal on Saturday, Oct. 10.
Police said the gathering lacked permission and intervened as the protest was about to begin.
Authorities deployed around 500–700 police personnel in the area and stationed police vans nearby.
The planned Delhi protest called for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation over disputed claims of voter-name deletions during the Special Intensive Revision.
Delhi Police had denied permission for the demonstration; media reports said CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke and others were detained after landing at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport.
- Who
- Pune police and an estimated 100–150 Cockroach Janta Party supporters; the planned Delhi demonstration targeted Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
- What
- Police detained supporters gathered near Lal Mahal ahead of a planned protest, citing the lack of permission.
- Where
- Near Lal Mahal in Pune, Maharashtra; the planned protest was at Jantar Mantar in Delhi.
- When
- Saturday, Oct. 10; the year is not specified in the article.
- Why
- Police said the Pune gathering was unauthorized. The wider protest campaign sought Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation over alleged voter-name deletions during electoral-roll revision.
CJP campaign allegations
Police and official position
Electoral-roll revision
CJP campaign allegations
The CJP campaign alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision, including voters’ names being deleted, and called for Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation.
Police and official position
The article says these allegations remain contested; it does not provide a detailed response from Gyanesh Kumar or election authorities.
Pune gathering
CJP campaign allegations
CJP supporters gathered near Lal Mahal ahead of the planned protest.
Police and official position
Police said the gathering lacked permission and detained people as the protest was about to begin.
Key facts
- Detained
- Around 100–150 CJP supporters
- Pune location
- Near Lal Mahal
- Police deployment
- Around 500–700 personnel
- Police vans
- Five vans were reported stationed near Lal Mahal; a separate officer said five to six vans had filled with detained protesters.
- Police explanation
- The gathering was held without permission
- Planned Delhi venue
- Jantar Mantar
- Protest demand
- Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation over contested allegations relating to voter names being deleted during the Special Intensive Revision
Quotes
Mahesh Balkodage
Senior Police Inspector.
“Some CJP supporters are still inside the Wada. Our team is inside, and anyone identified as a protester will be detained immediately. We are conducting a search operation in the area, including all possible locations where CJP supporters may be present.”
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“The protest was going on without permission. We have detained 100-150 of them who were supporting this movement led by CJP. Investigation will continue, and then we’ll release them if they’re not linked to any other cases.”
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