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CJP's Abhijeet Dipke Under Preventive Arrest, AISA Chief Neha Bora Released Over Protests In Delhi

AISA chief Neha Bohra was released after the authorities completed the required detention formalities under Section 65 of the Delhi Police Act.

CJP's Abhijeet Dipke Under Preventive Arrest, AISA Chief Neha Bora Released Over Protests In Delhi

All India Students Association (AISA) president Neha Bora and Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke were taken into preventive custody on Friday ahead of the "Lehra Do Tiranga" protest march at Connaught Place in New Delhi. According to Live Mint, Bora was detained at Mandi House and Dipke was detained at Jhandewalan while they were traveling toward the protest.

Bora was released early Saturday morning after completing required detention formalities under Section 65 of the Delhi Police Act, as reported by NDTV, Live Mint, and The Indian Express. Dipke was arrested following action initiated under Sections 126 and 170 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS). Live Mint and The Indian Express stated that Dipke was set to be produced before a Special Executive Magistrate (SEM) court.

Hindustan Times reported that CJP claimed Dipke was taken to an undisclosed location on Friday and that his whereabouts were unknown for more than eight hours, preventing him from speaking to a lawyer or the organization's team. Additionally, Hindustan Times noted that CJP co-convenors Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka were sent to five-day judicial custody on Wednesday.

Brief written by urgent.news from NDTV, The Hindu, Live Mint, The Indian Express, Hindustan Times — 5 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.

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