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Abhijeet Dipke Slams Delhi Police Over Denial of Rights and Mental Torture
- •Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke accused Delhi Police of mental torture and denying him basic rights following his detention ahead of a planned protest.
- •Dipke was detained at Indira Gandhi International Airport upon arriving from Mumbai to participate in a demonstration against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
- •He claimed officers pressured him to sign documents at 3:30 am, warned him of a long prison sentence, and repeatedly denied him access to his lawyer.
- •Dipke demanded that Delhi Police release the complete, unedited footage of his interaction, alleging the currently circulating video is edited and partial.
- •Despite missing his grandmother's last rites, Dipke vowed to continue protests against the government, denying claims that his release bond prohibits participation in demonstrations.
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Abhijeet Dipke was detained on Saturday at Indira Gandhi International Airport after arriving from Mumbai to participate in a planned demonstration by the Cockroach Janta Party at Jantar Mantar. The protest targeted the alleged misconduct of the Election Commission and called for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's resignation.
Dipke accused the Delhi Police of subjecting him and his family to mental torture following his detention. He claimed that officers woke him up at 3:30 am to pressure him into signing papers, warned him of a lengthy jail stay, and repeatedly denied him access to his lawyer and phone.
Deputy Commissioner of Police Neha Yadav released a video showing officers informing Dipke about the death of his 85-year-old grandmother, Savitribai Shankarrao Dipke, and offering travel arrangements for her last rites. Dipke countered that the video was edited, accused the police of withholding complete unedited footage, and stated he was denied basic rights.
