Archive · 12 Oct 2026
Telangana CJP Members Allege 24-Hour Police Detention
Three members of the Cockroach Janata Party said police stopped them during a train trip.
They were travelling from Secunderabad toward New Delhi.
The members said officers detained them at Bhopal and took them to guest houses.
They said they were watched closely and could not use their phones.
They also said they had a medical check-up during the night.
According to the members, they were held for about a day.
They said police released them after they threatened to go on a hunger strike.
Police reportedly put them on a train to Warangal and stayed with them until the train crossed Madhya Pradesh.
Three Cockroach Janata Party members said police detained them while they travelled from Secunderabad to New Delhi.
They alleged officers stopped them at Bhopal and moved them between guest houses under surveillance.
The members said police took their phones and prevented them from communicating with others.
They said they underwent medical examinations around 2 a.m. and remained detained for about 24 hours.
They alleged police released them after they threatened a hunger strike, then escorted them by train toward Warangal.
- Who
- Cockroach Janata Party members Mareddy Ranga Sai Reddy, Rajesh Korapaka and Stanley Korani said they were detained by police.
- What
- They alleged they were detained for about 24 hours, monitored, and denied access to their phones.
- When
- They said they left on October 8 at about 6:30 p.m.; the year was not specified.
- Where
- They were travelling from Secunderabad toward New Delhi and said they were detained at Bhopal.
- Why
- The articles do not state why police detained them.
- Party
- Cockroach Janata Party (CJP)
- Members named
- Mareddy Ranga Sai Reddy, Rajesh Korapaka and Stanley Korani
- Journey began
- Secunderabad railway station, October 8, around 6:30 p.m.
- Reported detention point
- Bhopal
- Reported duration
- About 24 hours
- Reported release journey
- By train toward Warangal, with police accompanying them until the train crossed Madhya Pradesh