Archive · 10 Oct 2026
Police Tell Detained Protest Leader His Grandmother Died
Abhijeet Dipke came to Delhi with two other party leaders for a planned protest.
The protest was against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
Police had not allowed the demonstration, and they detained the three leaders after they arrived from Mumbai.
Police also said they detained more than 500 people who tried to reach the protest area.
On Saturday, Dipke's grandmother died in Maharashtra after being ill for a long time.
Police told him about her death.
They said he could choose to stay detained or go home for her last rites.
Her last rites were planned for Sunday morning.
Police told CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke that his grandmother had died in Maharashtra.
Police said Dipke could remain detained or return home for her last rites.
Dipke and CJP leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka were detained after arriving from Mumbai.
The CJP said the three were detained inside their aircraft after it landed in Delhi.
Police detained more than 500 people as protesters tried to reach Jantar Mantar for a demonstration against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
- Who
- Delhi Police informed Cockroach Janata Party founder Abhijeet Dipke that his grandmother had died; Dipke and CJP leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka were detained.
- What
- Police said Dipke could choose whether to remain detained for the protest or return home for his grandmother's last rites.
- When
- The grandmother died around 11:30 a.m. Saturday; police informed Dipke on Saturday. Her last rites were scheduled for 10 a.m. Sunday.
- Where
- Dipke was detained in Delhi after arriving from Mumbai. His grandmother died in Santuk Pimpri village, Hingoli district, Maharashtra.
- Why
- The leaders had travelled for a proposed demonstration against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, which police had not permitted.
Police account
Cockroach Janata Party account
Where the leaders were detained
Police account
Police sources said Abhijeet Dipke and two other CJP leaders were detained at the airport after arriving from Mumbai.
Cockroach Janata Party account
The Cockroach Janata Party said the three leaders were detained inside the aircraft soon after it landed in Delhi.
Choice after the family death
Police account
Police said they informed Dipke of his grandmother's death and left it to him to decide whether to remain detained or return home.
Cockroach Janata Party account
The article does not report a response from Dipke or a separate CJP position on the choice offered.
- Detained leader
- Abhijeet Dipke, founder of the Cockroach Janata Party
- Other detained leaders
- Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka
- Grandmother
- Savitribai Shankarrao Dipke, 85
- Death
- Around 11:30 a.m. Saturday, after a prolonged illness
- Last rites
- Scheduled for 10 a.m. Sunday
- Proposed demonstration
- Against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar at Jantar Mantar
- Other detentions
- Police detained more than 500 people on Saturday as protesters tried to reach Jantar Mantar