Indian court extends detention of ‘Cockroach’ leaders
The extension of the custody of the CJP activists comes amid a crackdown on near daily protests against the government.
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The extension of the custody of the CJP activists comes amid a crackdown on near daily protests against the government.
Along with other CJP workers, they displayed the national flag at the site and shouted slogans against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar before being detained and placed under preventive arrest
Detained in joint operation by central intelligence agencies and Kalaburagi police
Indian police released Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke from detention on Saturday after the activist was detained ahead of a rally calling for the resignation of India's chief election commissioner. Two other CJP leaders remain in custody after having been arrested while demonstrating at a protest site that police had ruled off-limits.
The youth-led movement planned a fresh Delhi protest after mass detentions last week and the jailing of two leaders.
Several Congress leaders, including party's media and publicity department head Pawan Khera, social media department head Supritya Shrinate, and Indian Youth Congress chief Uday Bhanu Chib, were also detained and later released
The police denied the allegations of use of force
Cockroach Janta Party volunteers detained after entering a popular protest site authorities had declared off-limits.
The Supreme Court directed the Union government and the Delhi Police to stop illegal detentions and allow free and smooth movement of people and traffic, as well as the operations of Metro and rail services, but “subject to law and public order”
The MP said the act of excess and detention was not a stray one, but planned and deliberately executed to mete out physical brutality
Police detained hundreds of protesters in Delhi for a second day on Sunday as sporadic protests broke out demanding India's election chief quit, while a court ordered the release of "cockroach" movement founder Abhijeet Dipke and two other senior leaders.
Demonstrators intercepted and detained as authorities crack down on 'cockroach' movement rally in central New Delhi.
Several instances of protesters being picked up and taken away in buses were reported through the day, with some alleging that they were not informed of the grounds for their detention
Delhi Police detained a delegation led by national general secretary Yudhvir Singh while it was on its way to Jantar Mantar
Officials say mobilising security arrangements to the scale seen on Saturday would not be feasible in the coming days, and that keeping protesters under detention for more than 24 hours would not be legal
The CPI(M) took out protest marches following the reports of the detention of senior leaders
The Mumbai police detained more than 200 people on October 9 to stop them from leaving for the capital
“A brutal atmosphere similar to that during the Emergency prevails in Delhi. The Delhi Police have turned violent like RSS-BJP goons,” the party says in a statement
Indian police detained Abhijeet Dipke, head of the satirical Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) movement, on Saturday ahead of a major protest against the Election Commission, the party said. "This is unprecedented," our guest Subir Sinha, director of the SOAS South Asia Institute, says.
Indian police detained the head of the satirical "cockroach" online movement on Saturday, the group said, ahead of a major protest against the Election Commission that triggered strict security measures. Our correspondent Navodita Kumari tells us more.
Police detained dozens of protesters, including movement leaders, in the Indian capital on Saturday as authorities deployed thousands of security personnel, suspended transport and telecommunications services, and imposed sweeping restrictions to thwart a youth-led demonstration demanding the resignation of the country's election chief.
Those detained from across 15 districts were suspected of joining the CJP-led protest at Jantar Mantar, sources said