"Arrest Me": Abhijeet Dipke Detained From Plane Ahead Of CJP's Delhi Protest

Abhijeet Dipke, Saurav Das, and Ashutosh Ranka, members of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), were detained by Delhi Police on October 10, 2026, as they arrived in Delhi to attend a protest. According to Live Mint, Dipke was detained aboard a flight from Mumbai to Delhi, with police entering the aircraft after it landed at Indira Gandhi International Airport. In a video, Dipke can be heard telling police personnel "I have come here to be arrested; arrest me."

The CJP had planned a protest at Jantar Mantar in Delhi, with several political parties expected to join. However, The Hindu reports that over 500 protesters were detained across the city ahead of the demonstration. CJP's legal affairs head, Ratna Singh, was also detained outside her residence in Jangpura, New Delhi.

The protest was called to demand the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, with allegations of voter-list manipulation during the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls. The Indian Express reports that the CJP demanded the "immediate and unconditional release" of their detained leaders. YouTuber Dhruv Rathee was also detained at his residence in Gurugram.

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