‘Heading Back To My Village’: Abhijeet Dipke After Release From Delhi Police Detention

Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) leader Abhijeet Dipke announced on Sunday that he will return home to his village to be with his family during a period of mourning. Dipke and two other CJP leaders, Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka, were arrested by Delhi Police upon their arrival at Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport from Mumbai.

The trio shared on X, "Heading back to my village to be with my family during this moment of grief." They also mentioned that Saurav and Ashu would address a press conference in Delhi shortly. Dipke emphasized, "The CJP will neither back down nor be intimidated. October 10 will go down as the beginning of the end of this dictatorship."

Upon their arrest, the three leaders were placed under preventive detention by a Special Executive Magistrate, conditions of their release stipulating they maintain peace. They were initially held for 24 hours before being released on Sunday morning. The CJP has been advocating for the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar due to alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.

Among other CJP activists, YouTuber Dhruv Rathee was also detained on Saturday and subsequently released. The party remains committed to its protest in Jantar Mantar, despite the recent detentions.