Delhi Police detain Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke from flight ahead of protest

Police apprehended Abhijeet Dipke, Saurav Das, and Ashutosh Ranka, the founders of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), aboard their flight upon arrival in Delhi on Saturday morning, leading to a tense confrontation between the detained activists and law enforcement personnel. Dipke initiated a live broadcast on Instagram as officers boarded the aircraft, apprehending him alongside the other CJP officials.

The video captured the turmoil within the plane, with the party members questioning the police's inability to wait for them to disembark. Dipke remarked to the female officers, "You could have waited till we came out. Come arrest us, we are not afraid." He was joined by Dipke, Das and Ranka DETAINED! The CJP condemned the "authoritarian detention" of their trio, alleging the police action aimed at impeding the party's leadership from reaching the protest site at Jantar Mantar.

The party asserted the detentions were a premeditated attempt to disrupt a peaceful demonstration before its commencement, alleging police interference with their freedom of movement and demanding the immediate and unconditional release of Dipke, Das and Ranka.