CJP PROTESTS: Cockroach Janta Party Chief Abhijeet Dipke Detained, Delhi Police Board Aircraft to Intercept Him

Delhi Police personnel boarded an incoming commercial flight at Indira Gandhi International Airport on Saturday morning to detain Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke directly from his passenger seat upon landing from Mumbai.

As per a video shared by CJP on X, Dipke, along with Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka, were detained inside their flight before they could deboard.

Officers escorted Dipke and others off the aircraft at the tarmac before he could enter the terminal building, thwarting his plans to lead the "Jantar Mantar 2.0" demonstration demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. Security teams also took key CJP functionaries Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka into custody as they stepped off the flight, transferring them to an undisclosed law enforcement facility in the National Capital Region.

Tarmac Interception Intercepts Mumbai Flight

Police contingents moved onto the airfield tarmac near gate areas after tracking early-morning flight manifests originating from Mumbai. As the aircraft completed taxiing at 9:30 AM, waiting officers boarded the cabin to execute the preventive detention, bypassing public arrival corridors entirely to prevent crowds or media gatherings inside the terminal.

Speaking to reporters at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport shortly before departure, Dipke maintained that administrative pressure would not halt his party's campaign against electoral roll modifications under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise. "PM Narendra Modi has accepted defeat even before our protest has begun," Dipke stated in a message shared on social media prior to takeoff, asserting that widespread detentions reflect fear rather than administrative strength.

Pan-NCR Clampdown Blocks Protesters

Dipke’s detention onboard the aircraft forms part of a massive security operation executed across the National Capital Region to preempt the unsanctioned demonstration. Police personnel have placed over 500 political activists, youth leaders, and online commentators—including YouTuber Dhruv Rathee and digital creator Kavya Karnatac—under preventive custody across Delhi, Noida, and Gurugram.

Delhi Police denied formal permission for the Jantar Mantar gathering, deploying over 35,000 security personnel alongside Border Security Force units to enforce strict anti-assembly mandates. Authorities barricaded primary border checkpoints and restricted operations across 45 Delhi Metro stations, locking down central administrative corridors throughout the day.