Abhijeet Dipke, founder of the Cockroach Janta Party, was taken into preventive custody by Delhi Police on Friday evening, with authorities citing the potential for a public order disturbance. Charges under Sections 126 and 170 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita were brought against him, also on grounds of a potential breach of public order.

Police said two written notices barring Dipke from entering Central Park in Connaught Place had been served on him prior to his arrest. When he did not comply with those directions, officers took him into custody, according to authorities.

Prosecutors are also set to advise the magistrate that Dipke allegedly breached the terms of a peace bond lodged at the time of an earlier preventive arrest. A surety of Rs 50,000 was said to have been deposited on his behalf, with a court order binding him to maintain public order for the following twelve months. A court appearance before the Special Executive Magistrate has been arranged for Dipke.

Neha Bohra, president of the All India Students' Association, was released after officers completed the paperwork tied to her detention under Section 65 of the Delhi Police Act.

Both Dipke and Bohra were taken into custody while on their way to take part in the 'Lehra Do Tiranga' demonstrations. Prior to their respective releases or appearances, both the Congress for Justice and Progress and AISA had flagged uncertainty about the whereabouts of their leaders, contending that Delhi Police had not permitted lawyers or associates to meet with them following their detention at protests in the capital.

The Congress for Justice and Progress reported that Dipke had been moved to a location not disclosed to the public, with party members stating they were unable to reach him after he was taken into custody and that Delhi Police had transported him to a site whose whereabouts remained unknown. Contact with him was said to have been lost.

A post on X from Ratna Singh, who leads legal affairs at CJP, addressed Dipke's detention. A separate post on X stated that the individual had not been granted access to legal counsel.

Prior to Bohra's release, AISA had claimed she was being held in isolation at the Anti-Narcotics Task Force facility in Mangolpuri. Both organisations' statements raised questions about whether those held in custody were able to reach their lawyers or receive visits during the police operation.

At the forthcoming hearing before the Special Executive Magistrate, officers are set to present their case against Dipke, pointing to two matters: his purported failure to observe notices barring him from Central Park, and an alleged breach of the terms tied to the peace bond he had previously been placed under.