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Abhijeet Dipke, center, founder of the Cockroach Janta Party, stands on the court premises following his release in New Delhi, India, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Prabhat Mehrota)
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CNBC TV18•17-10-2026, 12:06
Delhi Protest: CJP Founder To Face Magistrate As AISA President Released
  • •Cockroach Janata Party founder Abhijeet Dipke remained in preventive custody and was scheduled to appear before a Special Executive Magistrate at Mandir Marg Police Station.
  • •All India Students Association national president Neha Bora was released from detention after completing formal procedures under Section 65 of the Delhi Police Act.
  • •Delhi Police filed several FIRs over alleged breaches of prohibitory orders during protests in Connaught Place and other parts of the capital.
  • •Over 150 demonstrators were taken into custody during the demonstrations organized against the Election Commission Special Intensive Revision exercise.

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Abhijeet Dipke and Neha Bora were detained by Delhi Police under preventive provisions, including Sections 126 and 170 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), ahead of the Cockroach Janata Party’s proposed 'Lehra Do Tiranga' protest. The demonstrations were organized to protest against the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise and to demand the impeachment of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.

AISA national president Neha Bora was released by Delhi Police after completing formal procedures under Section 65 of the Delhi Police Act. However, Cockroach Janata Party founder Abhijeet Dipke remained in preventive custody and was scheduled to appear before a Special Executive Magistrate at Mandir Marg Police Station.

The protests were sparked by opposition leaders, student organizations, and political parties opposing the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise and its handling of the electoral process. Protesters gathered near Connaught Place and other parts of Delhi calling for a halt to the exercise and the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.