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Police detain protest organisers ahead of planned Delhi demonstration
The Cockroach Janta Party planned a protest in Delhi over changes to electoral rolls.
Police detained several of the group’s leaders before they could reach the protest site.
The group called the detentions illegal, while police deployed large numbers of personnel and restricted access around the area.
The dispute highlights tensions over the planned protest and the authorities’ security measures.
Delhi Police detained Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke and leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka at Indira Gandhi International airport ahead of their planned protest.
The protest was to demand the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over the Election Commission’s special intensive revision of electoral rolls.
The CJP said the detentions were illegal and aimed at stopping its leaders from reaching Jantar Mantar; police had denied permission for the demonstration.
The protest was expected to draw around 20,000 participants, but detentions and security measures affected preparations.
About 35,000 police personnel were deployed in Delhi, with mobile internet curbs and traffic restrictions planned.
- Who
- Delhi Police detained CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke and leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka. CJP legal affairs head Ratna Singh and YouTuber Dhruv Rathee were also reported detained.
- What
- Police detained protest organisers ahead of a planned demonstration seeking Gyanesh Kumar’s removal.
- When
- Ahead of the planned demonstration; the article was published on October 10, 2026.
- Where
- Jantar Mantar, New Delhi, was the planned protest site. The CJP leaders were detained at Indira Gandhi International airport.
- Why
- The protest was against the Election Commission’s special intensive revision of electoral rolls. The CJP alleged the detentions were meant to stop its leaders reaching the protest.
Cockroach Janta Party
Delhi Police
Detentions
Cockroach Janta Party
The CJP called the detentions illegal and said they were intended to prevent its leaders from reaching Jantar Mantar.
Delhi Police
Delhi Police had denied permission for the planned demonstration and deployed extensive security, but its reasons for detaining the organisers are not stated.
Protest
Cockroach Janta Party
The CJP said it wanted to hold a peaceful demonstration.
Delhi Police
Not stated.
Not even Indira Gandhi did this during the Emergency.
All we wanted to do is a peaceful protest, and they are picking us up from the flight like we are criminals,
Delhi Police detained CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke and leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka after they arrived at Indira Gandhi International airport from Mumbai.
YouTuber Dhruv Rathee was reportedly detained by Gurugram Police at his residence in Sector 56.
The Times of India published its report on the detentions and security measures ahead of the demonstration.
- CJP leaders detained
- Abhijeet Dipke, Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka
- Airport
- Indira Gandhi International airport, New Delhi
- Expected turnout
- Around 20,000 participants
- Police deployment
- Around 35,000 personnel
- Planned protest site
- Jantar Mantar, New Delhi
- Protest issue
- Election Commission’s special intensive revision of electoral rolls
Sources
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