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CJP Leaders Released Under One-Year Peace Bond Following Preventive Arrest in Delhi
- •Cockroach Janta Party leaders Abhijeet Dipke, Ashutosh Ranka, and Saurav Das were released after being produced before an executive magistrate in Delhi.
- •The leaders were released on the condition that they would not breach peace for a period of one year and filled a surety bond of Rs 50,000.
- •They were initially detained under preventive arrest invoking sections 126 and 170 of the BNSS ahead of a planned protest at Jantar Mantar.
- •The detentions occurred amid a heavy security clampdown in the national capital involving thousands of police and paramilitary personnel.
- •CJP and opposition parties are demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged voter roll revision irregularities.
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Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) leaders Abhijeet Dipke, Ashutosh Ranka, and Saurav Das were placed under preventive arrest after their flight landed at the Delhi airport ahead of a planned protest at Jantar Mantar. The detentions occurred amidst heightened security as authorities invoked sections 126 and 170 of the BNSS to prevent demonstrations demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
The executive magistrate court released Abhijeet Dipke, Ashutosh Ranka, and Saurav Das on the condition that they maintain peace and good behavior for a period of one year. Additionally, a surety bail bond of Rs 50,000 was filed for each of them before their release from custody was finalized.
The CJP and supporting opposition parties have been organizing demonstrations to demand the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. Their protests center on alleged irregularities and issues identified during the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in the country.
