Police detain leaders of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) ahead of a planned demonstration at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi. Multiple outlets report that CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke and co-convenors Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka are taken into custody at Delhi’s airport after arriving for the protest.
Accounts describe the detentions occurring around the time the aircraft lands, with some coverage citing video and statements from Dipke alleging police enter the flight to arrest him and others. CJP and student-linked groups say the move is a pre-planned effort to restrict the protest before it starts, and they call the action an attack on democratic norms. The group says its nationwide agitation—demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar—will continue even after the detentions. Authorities’ detailed rationale is not described in the provided reports, but the measures are framed by outlets as “preventive” to disrupt the demonstration.
