NEW DELHI: Police detained more than 2,000 protesters and the founder of the "Cockroach" youth movement in Delhi on Saturday (Oct 10) as security forces locked d

CJP files habeas corpus in Supreme Court seeking urgent hearing on Detention of Dipke, Das, Ranka amid Delhi protest.

CJP files habeas corpus in Supreme Court seeking urgent hearing on Detention of Dipke, Das, Ranka amid Delhi protest.

The three CJP leaders were detained by Delhi Police on Saturday ahead of their planned protest demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. After remaining in detention overnight, they were produced before a court on Sunday morning and subsequently released.

In scenes rarely witnessed aboard a commercial flight, the three CJP leaders were detained from inside an Air India aircraft shortly after it landed in Delhi on Saturday, ahead of their planned protest demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.

CJP leaders Abhijeet Dipke, Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das were released after being produced before the executive magistrate on Sunday.

Central Delhi was sealed on Saturday (Oct 10) ahead of a youth protest demanding the resignation of India's chief election officer, with 57 metro stations shut, several long-distance trains cancelled, mobile internet suspended and markets closed.

New Delhi: An Executive Magistrate court has released CJP activists Abhijeet Dipke, Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka, according to Ratna Singh, CJP's legal

Dipke said CJP co-convenors Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka would address a press conference in Delhi.

Indian authorities deployed a sweeping security crackdown across New Delhi and detained thousands of protesters Saturday as India's youth "Cockroach" movement sought to intensify a nati

The court accepted a bail-cum-personal bond of Rs 50,000, subject to the condition that the three leaders maintain peace and good behaviour for one year.

CJP leaders released after 24 hour detention. Read about the court condition and police action.

The police cited Sections 126 and 170 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita to justify the preventive action. The CJP has announced another protest call for today after cops detained thousands of people during Saturday’s attempted march.

CJP leaders detained for 24 hours, to be produced before Delhi magistrate over anti-CEC protest, amid security crackdown.

Family accuses Delhi Police of delaying Abhijeet Dipke’s release to attend his grandmother’s funeral, which police say was conveyed and offered assistance.

The programme compared the numbers with past events. About 5,500 people were detained in a single day during the anti-CAA protests in December 2019. On 10 August, 12,000 were detained in Tripura during a "Jail Bharo" movement by farmers and workers. During the 1974 railway strike, 50,000 protesters were arrested over 20 days, about 2,500 a day.

New Delhi: Delhi Police have placed Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke and party leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka under preventive

A Delhi Police team boarded the aircraft in which Dipke had landed in Delhi on Saturday morning. Dipke had left Mumbai that morning to lead the protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. He streamed the episode live on Instagram, and the footage showed CJP members arguing with officers about why they could not wait until passengers had disembarked.