CJP Protest:  Following the detention of YouTuber and influencer Dhruv Rathee, the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke, and co-conveners Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka were detained by Delhi Police soon after landing at Indira Gandhi International Airport on Saturday.

Video Shows Delhi Police Inside Aircraft

A video shared by news agency ANI shows Delhi Police personnel entering the aircraft carrying CJP founder Dipke after it landed at IGI Airport. In the video, Dipke tells the police, “I have come here to be arrested; arrest me.” However, the police personnel responded by saying, “This is not an arrest. Please cooperate.”

The CJP also posted the video on X, stating that its founder, Dipke, and co-conveners Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka were detained by Delhi Police. The detention of CJP leaders comes as the group is scheduled to hold a protest at Jantar Mantar today, for which the permission was denied by the Delhi Police on Friday, citing security and regulatory protocols in the capital. Despite the lack of official clearance, the CJP had earlier maintained that it would move forward with its planned demonstration.

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Dhruv Rathee Detained

Earlier in the day, Dhruv Rathee was detained from his Gurugram residence. In a post on X, the CJP informed that the YouTuber was detained by the Delhi police at around 8 am. The pressure group further stated that around 50 police personnel had arrived at Rathee's residence to detain him. Meanwhile, security has been tightened across the national capital in view of the CJP protest demanding resignation of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. 

Drone surveillance is being used to keep a close watch on the area. Authorities have also implemented traffic and route diversions as a precautionary measure to maintain law and order and ensure public safety.

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