CEC row LIVE: Dhruv Rathee released; CJP's Dipke, two others under preventive arrest
New Delhi: The Delhi Police on Sunday confirmed that Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) leaders Abhijeet Dipke, Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das had been placed under preventive arrest after being taken into custody from a flight on Saturday.
The trio was detained minutes before they were due to disembark at Delhi airport.
According to the police, the CJP leaders would be produced before the Executive Magistrate at Delhi Cantonment Police Station on Sunday.
CJP legal head advocate Ratna Singh said she would reach the police station along with other lawyers.
Meanwhile, the CJP has vowed to intensify its protest demanding the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.
Ajinkya Shinde, the party's national organisation in-charge, announced that a fresh protest would be held at Jantar Mantar on Sunday at 10 am.
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Dhruv Rathee released after detention ahead of CJP protest
YouTuber Dhruv Rathee, who was detained by Delhi Police ahead of the Cockroach Janta Party's (CJP) protest at Jantar Mantar, was released late on Saturday night, an official said on Sunday.
"He can be detained again, or further legal action might be taken if he tries to go to Jantar Mantar despite prohibitory orders," a police source said. - PTI
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CJP leaders taken to Delhi Cantonment police station
Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) activists, Abhijeet Dipke, Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das, are scheduled to be produced before an Executive Magistrate at Delhi Cantt Police Station on Sunday, CJP Legal affairs Head Ratna Singh said.
In a post on X, Singh said a Delhi Police official had informed her about the scheduled production in the morning.
“Important update - Abhijeet, Ashutosh and Saurav will be produced before the Executive Magistrate at Delhi Cantt Police Station at 9 AM today. A Delhi police official informed me about this in the morning,” the CJP legal affairs head said. -
SC to hear Menaka Guruswamy’s plea against detention of opposition leaders
Trinamool Congress MP and senior advocate Menaka Guruswamy has moved the Supreme Court challenging Delhi Police’s preventive detention of opposition leaders, including four former chief ministers, during Saturday’s protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar at Jantar Mantar.
A bench of Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana will hold a special sitting on Sunday, October 11, to hear the plea.
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Security personnel remain deployed at Jantar Mantar today following the CJP's announcement of a protest after mass detentions during yesterday's march.
WATCH | Delhi: Heavy security has been deployed, and barricades have been put up at the Jantar Mantar. https://t.co/xjaOUpouW8
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'Let a hundred Jantar Mantars bloom!,' Neha Bora on X
Let a hundred Jantar Mantars bloom!Another part of Delhi will become Jantar Mantar tomorrow!Stay tuned for updates. https://t.co/EV57pV95rK
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Stringent traffic curbs in Delhi
Stringent traffic restrictions remained in force across several parts of Delhi on Sunday for a second consecutive day as the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) renewed its call for protests.
According to a Delhi Traffic Police advisory, diversions were enforced from 6 am, with traffic movement to be affected around Jantar Mantar, Connaught Place, Mandi House, Patel Chowk, and several other key intersections in Lutyens' Delhi.The affected stretches include the Ashoka Road-Jantar Mantar Road roundabout, Tolstoy Marg-Janpath crossing, Jai Singh Road-Sansad Marg crossing, Rail Bhawan roundabout, Patel Chowk, Gol Dak Khana and several intersections around Connaught Place.
Traffic movement is also likely to be affected at Mandi House, the Minto Road-Deen Dayal Upadhyay Marg junction, the Lodhi Road flyover, Neela Gumbad roundabout, the Samrat Hotel roundabout, the Sardar Patel Marg-Panchsheel Marg crossing, and the underpasses beneath the Bhikaji Cama Place and Moti Bagh flyovers.
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Dipke, Ranka and Das to be produced before magistrate
Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) leaders Abhijeet Dipke, Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das have been placed under preventive arrest and will be produced before the Executive Magistrate at Delhi Cantt Police Station on Sunday, a senior police officer said.
They were put under preventive arrest after being detained by Delhi Police after their flight landed in the national capital ahead of the planned protest at Jantar Mantar on Saturday, police said.
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CJP to launch stir at Jantar Mantar today
Cockroach Janata Party will start fresh agitation at Jantar Mantar today at 10 am seeking removal of CEC Gyanesh Kumar. Party in-charge Ajinkya Shinde said that the stir would continue until the government meet the party's all demands.
Journalists’ bodies condemn Delhi Police detention of reporters covering CEC protest
Four press organisations alleged that journalists were detained despite showing press cards, with some reporting the seizure of phones and equipment while covering protests.
CEC row: CJP announces fresh march on Sunday as whereabouts of detained leaders remain unknown
CJP leader Ajinkya Shinde said the party would continue protesting until its demands were met.
CMRL case: VACB to register FIR against Pinarayi Vijayan, family on October 12
Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (VACB) director Manoj Abraham said that a special team will investigate the case.