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SC/ST Case Registered Against Abhijeet Dipke, Ashutosh Ranka, and Sourav Das
- •An FIR has been registered at Parliament Street police station following a complaint by Delhi Police ACP Vivek Bhagat.
- •The case names independent journalist Rozi, Gajendra Singh, and Cockroach Janata Party leaders Abhijeet Dipke, Ashutosh Ranka, and Sourav Das.
- •Charges include casteist remarks, public humiliation, obstructing government duty, and tarnishing the officer's image on social media.
- •The incident stems from a protest against the Election Commission of India at Jantar Mantar on October 3, 2026.
- •The FIR includes relevant sections of the SC/ST Act and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
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An FIR was registered following a complaint by Delhi Police ACP Vivek Bhagat, who accused independent journalist Rozi, Gajendra Singh, and Cockroach Janata Party leaders Abhijeet Dipke, Ashutosh Ranka, and Sourav Das of making casteist remarks, public humiliation, obstructing government duty, and tarnishing his image on social media.
The complaint stems from an October 3, 2026 protest against the Election Commission of India at Jantar Mantar, where ACP Vivek Bhagat was on law and order duty and allegedly faced derogatory caste-based remarks, sexual harassment accusations, and obstruction from Rozi and her associates.
The FIR includes provisions from the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act alongside the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), covering Section 221 for obstructing a public servant, Section 356(2) for defamation, and Section 3(5) for joint liability.
