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Abhijeet Dipke, 500 Others Booked for Unauthorized Protest at Shivaji Park
- •Mumbai Police filed a case against Abhijeet Dipke and 500 protesters for demonstrating without permission at Shivaji Park, Dadar.
- •Founder of Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) Abhijeet Dipke, Samya Korde, and approximately 500 others were booked under various sections.
- •The protest, held on Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti (October 2nd), was against the Election Commission and demanded the Chief Election Commissioner's resignation.
- •Police had denied permission as Shivaji Park is a silent and residential zone, but protesters gathered, held an illegal meeting, and used loudspeakers.
- •Cases registered under sections 189(2), 223 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), and sections 37(1), (3) and 135 of the Maharashtra Police Act.
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Mumbai Police filed a case against Cockroach Janata Party founder Abhijeet Dipke and about 500 protesters for holding an unauthorized protest at Shivaji Park ground on October 2nd. The protest was organized to protest against the Election Commission and demand the Chief Election Commissioner's resignation despite police denial of permission.
The police registered cases under sections 189(2) for unlawful assembly and 223 for disobeying government orders of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), along with sections 37(1), (3) and 135 of the Maharashtra Police Act. The protesters face accusations of obstructing traffic, violating noise limits, and breaching prohibitory orders in a residential silent zone.
Key protest leaders named in the police action alongside Abhijeet Dipke include Samya Korde, Ajinkya Shinde, Pranay Ahire, Ashutosh Ranka, Saurabh Das, Afreen Nawaz, Ankit Bhardwaj, Vijay Malgi, and Yogesh Ingle, as well as 500 other unknown protesters.
