Party functionaries from the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) in Jharkhand have stated that plainclothes individuals appeared to be tracking their rail travel toward Delhi ahead of anti-SIR demonstrations, with a number of those travelling turning back before reaching their destination after receiving notices about a possible detention in Uttar Pradesh.

Drawn from multiple districts across Jharkhand, a group of no fewer than 15 party members travelled to the national capital, where they joined protests at a number of locations throughout the city.

Demonstrations targeting Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar are scheduled to take place across Jharkhand over the coming days, following a formal announcement by the party.

Speaking to a television channel on Sunday, Khusboo Choudhary — who handles CJP's work in Jharkhand — recounted how, on the night of 8 October, concerns about being followed led her to leave a Ranchi-to-Delhi train before completing the journey. Her account placed around eight individuals near her shortly after boarding, whom she described as monitoring her and recording footage.

She alleged that, at the ticket-checking stage of the journey, the TTE told her that plainclothes individuals had been keeping watch on her movements and that she faced the possibility of being taken into custody once the train crossed into Uttar Pradesh.

According to her account, Choudhary boarded a late-night train around midnight, disembarked at Bokaro station near 3.30 am, and then caught a connecting service back to Ranchi. She described the episode as a catalyst for deeper personal commitment to the demonstrations, with the party planning to bring those protests to Jharkhand.

Moin Khan, identified as a member of the Jharkhand CJP committee, said other party members had also cut short their journeys after noticing individuals in civilian clothing who appeared to be monitoring their movements. A train official reportedly told them that those same individuals had obtained details of their seating arrangements and had been making repeated enquiries about the group. Khan's account of these events has not been independently verified.

A number of members disembarked at Koderma railway station and made their way back to Ranchi rather than continuing toward Delhi, Khan told reporters. Roughly 15 members of the CJP, drawn from various districts, made their way to the capital and took part in demonstrations at several locations across the city. Khan indicated that additional rallies across Jharkhand were being planned by the party for the days ahead.

Station personnel at Ranchi told reporters that the reported incidents were not something they had any record of, with a representative attached to the senior divisional commercial manager's office stating that no details of such events had reached them.