Politics · India · 1 day ago
Three CJP leaders placed under preventive arrest before Jantar Mantar protest
Three leaders of the Cockroach Janta Party, Abhijeet Dipke, Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka, were placed under preventive arrest in Delhi.
They were taken into custody from a flight after it landed at the Delhi airport on Saturday.
The arrests came on the second day of the group’s planned protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
The party is demanding his resignation over alleged irregularities in the revision of electoral rolls and voter lists.
Police used provisions of India’s criminal procedure law that allow arrests to prevent a possible offence or maintain peace.
The leaders were due to be presented before an executive magistrate in Delhi Cantonment on Sunday.
A party member said protesters would march to Jantar Mantar again and continue their agitation until Kumar resigns.
Three leaders of the Cockroach Janta Party were placed under preventive arrest ahead of a protest at Jantar Mantar, the group said.
Abhijeet Dipke, Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka were arrested after their flight landed at Delhi airport on Saturday.
CJP legal head Ratna Singh said the arrests were made under Sections 126 and 170 of the BNSS.
The group is demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged irregularities in the revision of electoral rolls and voter lists.
CJP member Ajinkya Shinde said protesters would march towards Jantar Mantar again on Sunday and continue their agitation.
- Who
- CJP leaders Abhijeet Dipke, Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka were placed under preventive arrest.
- What
- They were taken into custody under Sections 126 and 170 of the BNSS.
- When
- Saturday; they were due to appear before an executive magistrate on Sunday.
- Where
- The leaders were taken into custody aboard a flight after it landed at Delhi airport.
- Why
- CJP is protesting alleged irregularities in the revision of electoral rolls and voter lists and demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation.
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CJP leaders were placed under preventive arrest as the group protested against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
Dipke, Das and Ranka were taken into custody from inside a flight after it landed at Delhi airport.
The leaders were due to appear before an executive magistrate in Delhi Cantonment, while CJP members planned to march towards Jantar Mantar again.
- Arrested leaders
- Abhijeet Dipke, Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka
- Legal provisions
- Sections 126 and 170 of the BNSS
- Arrest location
- A flight after it landed at Delhi airport
- Planned hearing
- Sunday before an executive magistrate in Delhi Cantonment
- Protest demand
- Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation
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