Delhi Court Orders Conditional Release of Cockroach Janta Party Founder Abhijeet Dipke A Day After Arrest
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Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder and Convener Abhijeet Dipke secured conditional bail from a Delhi court on Saturday, October 17, following his arrest during the party's attempted 'Lehra Do Tiranga' rally at Connaught Place's Central Park.
The Special Executive Magistrate court released Dipke after he executed a formal peace bond with local authorities.
Digital Appeal directly precedes release after procedural delays
CJP Legal Affairs Head Ratna Singh confirmed the development, posting on social media platform X that Dipke had been released. Earlier in the afternoon, Singh publicly criticised court officials over administrative delays after the scheduled 12:00 PM hearing stretched past 3:30 PM without commencement.
Dipke was intercepted and detained by law enforcement on Friday while en route to Central Park before being formally placed under arrest. Security forces also detained All India Students' Association (AISA) President Neha Bora near Mandi House as part of a capital-wide security crackdown. Bora was released shortly after her initial detention.
Prohibitory orders and advance notices blocked central Delhi gathering
The political confrontation stemmed from CJP's call for a 'Tiranga Assembly' scheduled for 5:00 PM on Friday at Central Park. The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) explicitly denied permission for the event, citing venue restrictions.
Delhi Police served two separate legal notices to Dipke prior to the planned demonstration:
- New Delhi District Notice: Instructed citizens to avoid Central Park due to active restrictions under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), emphasizing that Connaught Place is not a designated protest zone.
- South West Delhi District Notice: Reminded Dipke, along with CJP Co-conveners Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das, of an existing one-year legal undertaking prohibiting public disturbance.
The legal undertaking originated from a previous preventive airport detention involving Dipke, Ranka, and Das, where all three leaders signed peace bonds ahead of an earlier October 10 protest.
