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CJP leaders Abhijeet, Ashutosh and Sourav walk out of station alone without supporters
- •Three top leaders of the Cockroach Janata Party including Abhijeet Dipke, Ashutosh Ranka, and Sourav Das were released on Sunday morning.
- •They were released under strict court conditions including a personal bond of Rs 50,000 each and a one-year good behavior bond to maintain peace.
- •Police sources confirmed that the three leaders walked out of the police station completely alone as no supporters were present at the scene.
- •The leaders were initially detained by Delhi Police on October 10, 2026, under preventive sections of the BNSS to foil a planned protest at Jantar Mantar.
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On October 10, 2026, Delhi Police detained Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) leaders Abhijeet Dipke, Ashutosh Ranka, and Sourav Das under sections 126 and 170 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) as they disembarked from a flight from Mumbai. The preventive arrests aimed to thwart a planned massive protest at Jantar Mantar demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged irregularities in the electoral roll's Special Intensive Revision process.
The Delhi Executive Magistrate court released the three CJP leaders on a personal bond of Rs 50,000 each, alongside signing a one-year good behavior bond requiring them to maintain peace and law and order. Additionally, the court directed them to refrain from public gatherings, avoid inciting unrest, and stay away from Jantar Mantar.
The Delhi Police invoked sections 126 and 170 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS). Section 126 allows an Executive Magistrate to demand a peace bond if credible information suggests a person is likely to commit a breach of peace or disturb public tranquility, while Section 170 grants police preventive power to arrest without a warrant if a cognizable offense cannot otherwise be prevented.
