Neha Bora, who leads the All India Students' Association, walked free in the early hours of Saturday, while Abhijeet Dipke — founder of the Cockroach Janata Party — was set to appear before the Special Executive Magistrate court, according to Delhi Police.

Authorities placed the two individuals in preventive detention ahead of the "Lehra Do Tiranga" demonstration planned for Connaught Place in New Delhi on Friday. Bora walked free after completing the procedural requirements tied to her detention under Section 65 of the Delhi Police Act, whereas Dipke was taken into custody on a separate charge — breach of peace under Sections 126 and 170 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita — according to police.

According to police sources, the founder of CJP was scheduled to appear before the Special Executive Magistrate court during the afternoon hours of that day. A ruling from the SEM court on whether he would face custody or walk free on bail was expected.

On 10 October, a separate breach-of-peace charge was filed against Dipke following his apprehension at the airport. A peace-bond undertaking — committing him to avoid any breach of public order for the next twelve months — was among the conditions he was reported to have accepted.

Following her release, Bora characterised the overnight detentions as unlawful, called for the SIR process to be brought to an end, and urged Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to step down from his post. She added that she had been held at Mandi House and kept at the police station through to 5 am, and questioned the authority under which such overnight holds were being carried out.

Bora stated that, while those involved present themselves as operating within legal and procedural boundaries, their actual conduct does not reflect that position. The AISA president also called for the immediate release of all individuals taken into custody or detained — Dipke among them — while the organisation questioned which legal provision, if any, authorised such detentions.

Detentions of this kind have been recorded across the country over an extended period, and the movement has brought documented cases of such practices to wider attention. Those detentions were brought into public view as a result. Calls for the release of those taken into custody — Abhijeet Dipke among them — have been put forward by advocates of the detained demonstrators.

Bora also called for an end to the movement restrictions placed on central Delhi. According to AISA, Bora spent roughly five hours being transported between multiple locations throughout Delhi following her detention, before authorities eventually brought her to RK Puram police station. The organisation stated that legal representatives arrived at RK Puram police station near midnight, yet a visit with Bora was not permitted.

Roughly 150 individuals were taken into custody, officers stated, as part of efforts to maintain public order and prevent disruptions to traffic flow. A perimeter was established around Central Park in Connaught Place, with Rapid Action Force units positioned within the grounds and further personnel stationed at points throughout the surrounding area.