Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 11:23am on 17 Oct 2026,Saturday India
Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke and fellow leaders Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das were released by a Delhi Executive Magistrate on October 11 after preventive detention. The three furnished surety bonds of ₹50,000 each and were directed to maintain peace and good behaviour for one year. Police had detained them ahead of a planned protest demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation over alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter lists. CJP leaders criticised the detention, while police maintained that preventive action was necessary to avert potential disturbances. (PC: X)
