‘For 5 hrs, no one knew’: AISA claims Neha Bora detained at RK Puram police station

The All India Students Association (AISA) asserted on Friday that its president, Neha Bora, was being held in custody at Delhi's RK Puram police station. According to a lawyer who accompanied Bora to the station, she was apprehended around 5pm but her location was only revealed about 10:30pm. The lawyers were barred from consulting Bora privately, and the police failed to clarify their intended actions.

Neha Bora has been held in custody for five hours, during which no one was aware of her whereabouts, the lawyer added. Police allowed lawyers to meet Bora shortly before, but officers remained present throughout the meeting. The legal team was directed to wait for more information before determining their next steps. Earlier, AISA and the Cockroach Janata Party had questioned Bora's and CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke's whereabouts, alleging the police had not given timely updates or access to legal counsel.

AISA claimed Bora was initially taken to an Anti-Narcotics Task Force facility before being moved to another location. Former AISA president and CPI(ML) Liberation leader N Sai Balaji questioned the police over the change in her location. CPI(M) Rajya Sabha MP John Brittas was informed by an AISA representative that Bora was taken by Delhi Police at Mandi House while heading to the Lehra Do Tiranga protest.

Dipke was detained while traveling towards Connaught Place. Delhi Police stated that around 150 individuals were detained to maintain order and traffic flow during the protests.