Indian Court Releases CJP Founder Abhijeet Dipke on Bail

An Indian court on Saturday, Oct. 17, released Abhijeet Dipke a day after his detention. DW Dipke is the founder of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) and had been detained while on his way to a protest. New York Times

Delhi Police placed Dipke under preventive arrest ahead of the 'Lehra Do Tiranga' march. He was to be produced before an SEM court. The Hindu He was detained in Connaught Place on Friday amid heavy security deployment, before a planned anti-government protest. The Hindu

Police connected his arrest to the Tiranga march. He was granted conditional bail and signed a peace bond on his release. New Indian Express Neha Bora was released. The Hindu

A protest rally in New Delhi linked to Dipke called for the resignation of India's election chief. Reuters Dipke spoke during a rally in New Delhi on July 20. CNN

Dipke has faced detention in recent days. He was detained aboard Air India flight AI 2428 with Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka. The Hindu He was released from detention with two other senior leaders on Sunday. Reuters An Indian court ordered two leaders of the youth movement to be detained in jail for five days. Reuters