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Delhi Police detain CJP co-conveners, send them to Tihar Jail

By Drooid · Oct 16, 2026, 4:19 AM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

Delhi Police detained CJP co-conveners Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka after they entered Jantar Mantar.
The two were placed in five-day judicial custody at Tihar Jail.
Earlier CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke and the same co-conveners were seized on Air India flight AI 2428.
CISF officials ordered a last-minute change to the aircraft’s parking bay without airline coordination.
Opposition leaders Rahul Gandhi, Arvind Kejriwal and Mamata Banerjee condemned the arrests as undemocratic.

History

Historical Context

On 25 June 1975 President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed, on Indira Gandhi’s advice, declared a national Emergency, suspending civil liberties and detaining over 100,000 opponents, including Janata Party leaders, under MISA and DISIR. Today, the arrest of CJP co-conveners Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka at Tihar Jail recalls that crackdown, prompting figures such as Rahul Gandhi to condemn the police action.

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Story summary

Delhi Police detained CJP co-conveners Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka after they entered Jantar Mantar.
The two were placed in five-day judicial custody at Tihar Jail.
Earlier CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke and the same co-conveners were seized on Air India flight AI 2428.
CISF officials ordered a last-minute change to the aircraft’s parking bay without airline coordination.
Opposition leaders Rahul Gandhi, Arvind Kejriwal and Mamata Banerjee condemned the arrests as undemocratic.

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