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Why Activist Abhijeet Dipke Faced a Court Judge While Neha Bora Was Released on Same Day
- •Cockroach Janata Party founder Abhijeet Dipke and AISA National President Neha Bora were both detained in New Delhi while planning protests against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
- •Dipke was intercepted directly inside his incoming flight at IGI Airport and placed under formal preventive arrest under Sections 126 and 170 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita.
- •After spending 24 hours in custody, Dipke was produced before a Special Executive Magistrate and required to sign a Rs 50,000 surety bond with a one-year peace clause.
- •Neha Bora was picked up from the streets of Central Delhi during street demonstrations and was released later the same day without being produced before a magistrate.
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Delhi Police boarded the incoming flight from Mumbai on October 10, 2026, to prevent Abhijeet Dipke and his team from reaching the Jantar Mantar 2.0 demonstration. The protest aimed to demand the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged voter roll revision irregularities, but police denied permission due to public-order concerns.
Abhijeet Dipke was produced before a Special Executive Magistrate court on October 11, 2026, after being held under preventive arrest sections of the BNSS. He and fellow core CJP leaders had to furnish a Rs 50,000 surety bond each and sign a peace clause pledging not to disturb public tranquility for one year.
While Abhijeet Dipke faced formal preventive arrest under specific BNSS sections requiring a magistrate appearance and a one-year peace bond, Neha Bora was temporarily picked up from the streets during protests. Bora was released from custody later in the evening without being produced before a magistrate.
