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Three CJP representatives detained after AI 2428 landed in Delhi
Three representatives of the Cockroach Janta Party—Abhijeet Dipke, Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka—were taken off Air India flight AI 2428 after it landed at Delhi airport on Saturday.
Delhi Police boarded the plane at a remote bay and asked the three to go with them.
Dipke said he had come to be arrested, but police told him this was not an arrest and asked him to cooperate.
Other passengers stayed seated for about 10 to 15 minutes while the three and the police left the aircraft.
Delhi airport normally assigns aircraft to parking bays, but government agencies can request a remote bay in special circumstances, including when an aircraft has received a bomb threat.
Escorting political or social activists off a plane this way is uncommon.
The account gives no further information about what happened to the three after they left the aircraft.
Delhi Police detained three Cockroach Janta Party representatives after Air India flight AI 2428 landed in Delhi on Saturday.
The plane was directed to a remote bay near Terminal 3’s international wing, rather than a stand connected to an aerobridge.
Police boarded the aircraft and asked Abhijeet Dipke, Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka to accompany them.
Dipke said he had come to be arrested, while police told him it was not an arrest and asked him to cooperate.
The other passengers remained seated for 10 to 15 minutes as the three representatives left the aircraft.
- Who
- Delhi Police detained CJP representatives Abhijeet Dipke, Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka.
- What
- Police boarded their aircraft and asked them to accompany the officers.
- When
- Saturday, after the plane landed at around 10.30 am.
- Where
- At Delhi Airport, aboard Air India flight AI 2428.
- Why
- Not stated.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
I have come here to be arrested; arrest me,
No, this is not an arrest. Please cooperate.
Aviation in general and airports in particular operate in a highly regulated environment. We just get instructions from govt agencies from time to time and have to follow them,
Air India flight AI 2428 landed at Delhi Airport.
Air traffic control directed the pilots to taxi to a remote bay near Terminal 3’s international wing.
Delhi Police boarded and asked the three CJP representatives to accompany them.
Other passengers remained seated for 10 to 15 minutes before disembarking.
- Flight
- Air India AI 2428
- Landing time
- Around 10.30 am Saturday
- Detained representatives
- Abhijeet Dipke, Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka
- Aircraft
- Airbus A320, registration VT-TQL
- Landing runway
- IGIA runway 11L/29R
Sources
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