CJP Chief Abhijeet Dipke Preventively Arrested Over Peace Bond Violation; Neha Bora Released

CJP Founder Abhijeet Dipke Arrested Ahead of Delhi Protests; AISA President Neha Bora Released

Delhi Police arrested Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke under preventive provisions on October 16, ahead of planned protests in the national capital. All India Students’ Association (AISA) president Neha Bora, who was also detained that evening, was released after the completion of formalities under Section 65 of the Delhi Police Act, police said.

According to the police, action was taken against Dipke under Sections 126 and 170 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS). He is scheduled to be produced before a Special Executive Magistrate (SEM).

Police officials said Dipke had received two notices directing him not to visit Central Park in Connaught Place but allegedly failed to comply. His preventive detention was linked to concerns about a possible breach of public peace.

Police are also expected to inform the magistrate that Dipke allegedly violated the conditions of a peace bond furnished during an earlier preventive arrest. He had reportedly submitted a bond of Rs 50,000 and undertaken not to disturb public peace for one year.

The action came ahead of planned Tiranga and anti-Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) protests in New Delhi.

CJP Questions Grounds for Dipke’s Arrest

The CJP alleged that Dipke had been taken to an undisclosed location and that party members had lost contact with him. It also claimed that he was being denied access to legal counsel.

“The Delhi Police has taken Abhijeet Dipke to an undisclosed location. We have lost contact with him. He is not being allowed to talk to lawyers,” the party said in a post on X.

Questioning the police action, the party added, “Why does this government treat youth like terrorists? We are equal citizens of India and we deserve all the protections and rights of the Constitution!”

CJP also maintained that Dipke had been carrying the national flag when he left his residence and questioned why he was being detained.

“Abhijeet was just walking out of his home with a Tiranga in his hand! How can walking with a tiranga be a crime?” the party asked, adding that the detentions would not discourage people from participating in the planned protests.

The allegations were made by the party, while police cited preventive measures and concerns over public order as the basis for their action.

CJP Seeks Information on Dipke’s Whereabouts

The party also wrote to the station house officer of Delhi’s Mandir Marg police station, seeking details about Dipke’s location and the legal grounds for his detention.

In the letter, CJP leader Rohan Deshpande said the organisation had not been informed about the police station or facility where its founder was being held.

“This lack of information is deeply concerning,” Deshpande wrote.

He urged the police to disclose Dipke’s whereabouts, the provisions invoked against him and the reasons for his preventive detention. He also sought information about the authority that ordered the action and the officer responsible for his custody.

Deshpande further requested that Dipke be allowed to contact party colleagues and consult legal counsel.

AISA Alleges Neha Bora Was Moved Between Locations

The detention of AISA president Neha Bora also drew criticism from the student organisation, which earlier said it had traced her to the RK Puram police station after several hours of uncertainty about her whereabouts.

AISA alleged that Bora had been moved between different locations in Delhi for nearly five hours. It further claimed that lawyers who reached the police station around midnight were denied access to her.

The organisation also questioned the delay in clarifying the grounds for her detention and her release, noting that she had reportedly been unwell for several days.

“The police is not allowing lawyers to meet Neha at RK Puram. They are not allowing medication to be given too,” AISA said in a post on X, demanding information about the allegations against her.

The organisation also asked why Bora was being held at a police station until midnight and when she would be released.

Before locating her at RK Puram, AISA had alleged that Bora was taken to an Anti-Narcotics Task Force facility in Delhi’s South-West district and subsequently moved elsewhere.

Police later released Bora after completing the formalities under Section 65 of the Delhi Police Act.

Two CJP Leaders Earlier Sent to Tihar Jail

The latest developments follow action against other CJP leaders in connection with protests in the capital.

Earlier in the week, party leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka were sent to Tihar Jail for five days over allegations that they had violated their peace bonds and trespassed at Jantar Mantar, which had recently been denotified as a designated protest site.

The detentions have taken place amid preparations for further demonstrations in New Delhi, with CJP questioning the police action and raising concerns about access to lawyers, while police have cited preventive provisions and the need to maintain public peace.