From Mumbai to Detention: “Came to be arrested”—Dipke confronts Delhi Police, video goes viral
New Delhi, October 10: The Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke, who arrived in Delhi for the Jantar Mantar protest, was detained on the plane. He was accompanied by Saurabh Das and Ashutosh Ranka. The Delhi police is currently on high alert to prevent CJP workers from going to Jantar Mantar at any cost.
Dipke , along with Saurabh and Ranka, left Mumbai airport to join the Jantar Mantar protest today. He was not allowed to disembark at Delhi’s IGI airport and was detained there. A video of this incident is rapidly going viral on social media.
Abhijeet said he had come to be arrested. Delhi Police personnel told him, “No, this is not an arrest. Please cooperate.”
Earlier, ahead of the CJP’s proposed protest today, Delhi Police detained popular YouTuber Dhruv Rathee, who had recently returned from Germany. Rathee was detained at his residence in Gurugram, Haryana. Delhi Police entered his home (Central Park Vihar, Sector 56), where Rathee’s family lives, at around 7:48 a.m. It is reported that around 50 Delhi Police personnel in plain clothes were deployed outside and around Dhruv’s home the previous night. Rathee returned from Germany a few days ago to participate in the protest.
Dhruv Rathee is a renowned YouTuber, social media influencer, and political and social commentator. He is primarily known for creating analytical videos on topics such as current events, socio-political issues, the environment, and history. Born on October 8, 1994, in Rohtak, Haryana, to an engineer father and a teacher. He moved to Germany at the age of 17 to pursue higher education.
Dhruv launched his YouTube channel in 2014 after completing his higher education. Initially, he created and uploaded travel vlogs using an iPhone. He then began explaining serious political, economic, and social issues in simple language, using data and graphics. His fact-checking and educational approach resonated with the public.
He has also launched channels in several regional languages (Tamil, Telugu, Bengali, etc.) for Indian audiences. He has amassed millions of followers across all his digital platforms. His main YouTube channel alone has over 40 million subscribers.
