‘Cockroach’ Party Founder Released From Indian Police Custody
Police said Dipke was released after agreeing to conditions, including a peace bond that requires him to maintain peace for one year.
- On Saturday, October 17, a New Delhi court granted conditional bail to Cockroach Janata Party founder Abhijeet Dipke, who was ordered to sign a peace bond before his release.
- Delhi Police placed Dipke under preventive detention on Friday, moments after he left his Jhandewalan residence to participate in the CJP's 'Lehra Do Tiranga' protest at Connaught Place.
- The Special Executive Magistrate court secured Dipke's release with a surety bond of Rs 50,000, requiring him to sign an undertaking not to disturb peace for one year.
- Earlier, All India Students' Association national president Neha Bora was released after her own detention, subsequently calling the actions "illegal" and demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's resignation.
- Security personnel detained around 150 people to maintain order, registering FIRs for violations of prohibitory orders under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita across New Delhi.
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‘Cockroach’ party founder released by Indian police
India’s youth-led Cockroach Janata Party founder Abhijeet Dipke was released from detention on Saturday, a day after his arrest during a police crackdown on protests against the election authority. Dipke, 31, was detained Friday in New Delhi as he headed to join a rally that the CJP protest movement had called in the capital’s central Connaught Place district. He walked out of a police station on Saturday afternoon waving to the media and giving…
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