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CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke detained minutes before Delhi flag rally
Police detained Dipke under Section 163 of the BNSS and closed Central Park as security tightened ahead of the protest.
By Felo News Desk · Published
Abhijeet Dipke, founder of the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP), was taken into custody from his Delhi residence on Friday, minutes before he was due to travel to a flag‑waving protest rally, Gulf News reported.
What happened
Dipke’s detention occurred after municipal authorities announced that Central Park in Connaught Place would remain closed for two days for “administrative” reasons, according to AFP. Thousands of security personnel were deployed across the capital, and yellow metal barricades were erected at key intersections. The police warned that an unauthorised march and crowd assembly would breach restrictions imposed under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS).
What the reports add
Gulf News noted that this was Dipke’s second detention in a week; he had previously been held after arriving in Delhi from Mumbai to protest Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged voter‑list manipulation during the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls. The article also mentioned that two other CJP members, Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka, had been sentenced to five days in judicial custody after waving the national flag at Jantar Mantar on October 13, following the withdrawal of the site’s protest designation a day earlier.
What was said
Deputy Commissioner of Police, New Delhi, Sachin Sharma told ANI that the notice served to Dipke was issued under the Delhi Police Act and that Section 163 of the BNSS remained in force across the district. "See, as informed, Section 163 of the BNSS is imposed in the New Delhi district, under which whatever restrictions exist, they are in place. Therefore, everyone is appealed to follow the law," Sharma said.
Police officers, according to ANI, informed Dipke that waving the national flag was not unlawful, but organising an unauthorised march and assembling a crowd would violate the restrictions. They also reminded him of the requirements governing respectful treatment of the flag.
How it came about
The detention follows a series of security actions targeting CJP leaders, including the earlier airport arrests on October 10 and the lockdown measures that halted mobile internet, trains and metro services. The CJP campaign has focused on demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, alleging that the voter‑list revision favours Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party, a claim the Election Commission of India denies.
Key facts
- Abhijeet Dipke was detained from his Delhi home minutes before a planned flag‑waving rally. (gulfnews.com)
- Police cited Section 163 of the BNSS as the legal basis for the detention. (gulfnews.com)
- Central Park in Connaught Place was closed for two days for administrative reasons. (gulfnews.com)
- Two CJP members, Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka, received five days in judicial custody after a flag‑waving protest on October 13. (gulfnews.com)
- Deputy Commissioner Sachin Sharma told ANI that the restrictions were imposed under the Delhi Police Act. (gulfnews.com)
Sources
- [1] gulfnews.com — originally reported as “CJP Founder Abhijeet Dipke Detained Before Delhi Flag Rally Amid Tightened Restrictions”
