Delhi Police register over 20 FIRs in CJP Jantar Mantar protest case over alleged offences

The Delhi Police have registered more than 20 first information reports FIRs in connection with attempts to hold protests in the national capital officials said on Sunday The cases involve alleged offences including obstructing official duties assaulting police personnel and taking the law into ones own handsThe cases were registered as protesters gathered around Jantar Mantar to demand the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner CEC Gyanesh Kumar over alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision SIR of electoral rollsCJP leaders released after preventive arrestMeanwhile an Executive Magistrate on Sunday ordered the release of Cockroach Janata Party CJP leaders Abhijeet Dipke Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka after Delhi Police placed them under preventive arrest according to Ratna Singh the partys head of legal affairsSingh had earlier said the three leaders were scheduled to appear before the Executive Magistrate at Delhi Cantt Police StationAbhijeet Ashutosh and Saurav will be produced before the Executive Magistrate at Delhi Cantt Police Station at 9 AM today A Delhi police official informed me about this in the morning As CJPs Legal Head I will be at the police station along with other advocates representing us Singh had said in a post on X earlier on SundayLeaders detained at airportThe three CJP leaders were detained on Saturday at the Indira Gandhi International Airport after arriving in the national capital to participate in the protest against the Election Commission of India ECIThe detentions came ahead of the partys planned demonstration seeking the removal of CEC Gyanesh KumarOpposition leaders among those detainedOn Saturday more than 3000 protesters demonstrating against the CEC including opposition leaders Mamata Banerjee Arvind Kejriwal and Pinarayi Vijayan were detained in Delhi according to the reportPolice imposed extensive security measures across the capital to prevent protesters from assembling at Jantar Mantar The planned demonstration subsequently broke into smaller gatherings at different locationsAuthorities had denied permission for the protest and warned against unauthorised gatherings Security measures included roadblocks traffic diversions and internet restrictions following a CJP protest at Jantar Mantar in July that turned violentDhruv Rathee released after detentionThe detained protesters were taken to different locations including Chhatrasal Stadium and various police stations police said Most including the opposition leaders were released later on SaturdaySocial media influencer Dhruv Rathee who was detained at his residence in Gurugram on Saturday was also released early on SundayCJP leader Ajinkya Shinde announced that protesters would march towards Jantar Mantar again on Sunday saying the agitation would continue until the CEC resignedWith inputs from IANS