Delhi Police detain Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke during Tiranga march at Connaught Place

Delhi Police have taken Abhijeet Dipke, founder of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), into preventive custody. The action has intensified discussion in political and social circles. It was taken on the evening of Friday, October 16, during a Tiranga march at Central Park in Connaught Place.

Police are said to have acted out of apprehension of a breach of the peace and to prevent a possible offence. The CJP, on the other hand, claims that Dipke was detained unlawfully.

The CJP had been running a campaign called "Lehra Do Tiranga" in Central Park in the Connaught Place area. A large number of people gathered for the campaign on Friday evening, and the national flag was hoisted. Police detained the party founder in the middle of this march.

The atmosphere in Delhi appeared tense after the action. It is said that police took precautionary steps in view of the Tiranga march. The CJP has objected to the action against Dipke, and the party has alleged that he was detained unlawfully.

According to the information available, Dipke will be produced before the SEM court on October 17, 2026. Police are said to have resorted to preventive action in this case. It has also been reported that police have released Neha Bora.

There was heightened activity in Delhi over the matter from Saturday morning. Attention remains on the incident because of the Tiranga march, the police action and the CJP's stand. The picture will become clear only after an official account of the court proceedings and further action is available.

Sections 126 and 170 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) are being cited in connection with the action against Dipke. Both provisions relate to preventive action.

Under Section 126 of the BNSS, if a person is feared likely to breach the peace, an executive magistrate can begin proceedings to take security for keeping the peace from that person. Such a person can be asked to execute a bond to keep the peace for a fixed period. The procedure laid down in law must be followed for this.

Section 170 of the BNSS empowers police, in necessary circumstances, to make a preventive arrest to stop a possible cognisable offence. However, police must have reason to believe that the offence cannot be prevented in any other way. The conditions and limits of the law apply to such an arrest.

A large number of people are said to have remained gathered in Central Park even after the police action. The CJP has declared the "Lehra Do Tiranga" campaign a success. This has made the incident a subject of political and public debate.

On one side is the preventive action by police, and on the other the allegations made by the CJP. Because of both, the Tiranga march in Delhi is in the news. Attention is now on what happens after Dipke is produced in court and what stand police take next.