Offered To Help Abhijeet Dipke Return For Grandmother's Last Rites: Cops
The police said they have informed Dipke about his family tragedy and offered to fly him back to Maharashtra so that he can take part in her last rites.
The Delhi Police informed Abhijeet Dipke, leader of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), of his grandmother's passing and offered to help him return to Maharashtra for her last rites. According to Hindustan Times, Dipke and other CJP members were detained at Delhi airport on Saturday morning.
Dipke had recorded a video the previous night, anticipating a potential arrest, in which he stated that if he and other CJP members were detained, Ajinkya Shinde would lead the protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
The police offered to fly Dipke back to Maharashtra so he could attend his grandmother's last rites, as reported by NDTV - India News.
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