New Delhi, October 2026 : Delhi Police on Saturday registered multiple First Information Reports (FIRs) over alleged violations of prohibitory orders in Connaught Place and other parts of New Delhi following a Tiranga rally held on Friday. Officials said action would be taken against those who repeatedly violated the restrictions.
According to police sources, the FIRs relate to violations of orders issued under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS). Police said announcements were made asking people to disperse, but a crowd gathered around Connaught Place despite the restrictions.
The action followed a proposed Tiranga rally organised outside Central Park in Connaught Place amid heightened security in the national capital.
Meanwhile, Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke was arrested in connection with the party's ‘Lehra Do Tiranga’ rally at Central Park. He was scheduled to be produced before a Special Executive Magistrate (SEM) court on Saturday.
CJP's head of legal affairs, Ratna Singh, confirmed the arrest in a post on X, saying Dipke would be produced before the court. She also said his location was not known to the party at that time and that his lawyers had not been able to meet him.
Separately, All India Students' Association (AISA) leader Neha Bora was detained near Mandi House as police tightened security across central Delhi. She was subsequently released, according to reports.
The developments came amid tensions following the arrest of two CJP co-convenors, Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka. They were sent to five days of judicial custody after allegedly entering Jantar Mantar and unfurling the National Flag on October 13, a day after the site was de-notified as a designated protest location.
Dipke's arrest marked the second time in a week that he had been detained by Delhi Police. Earlier, he was taken into custody shortly after arriving in the national capital from Mumbai to participate in a protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. The protest concerned allegations of electoral-roll manipulation during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise.
Ahead of Friday's proposed rally, police had served Dipke a notice stating that Connaught Place was not a designated protest site and that the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) had not granted permission for the proposed Tiranga Yatra.
The notice, issued under Section 163 of the BNSS, warned that organising the march or assembling a crowd in the area would violate the prohibitory orders in force.
During an interaction with police personnel at his residence, Dipke questioned the grounds for his detention, asking, “What kind of accusation have you levelled against me?” When informed that he could not travel to New Delhi and was being detained, he also questioned which law he had violated.
Police clarified that displaying or waving the National Flag was not prohibited. However, they maintained that organising an unauthorised procession or gathering a crowd in violation of restrictions could attract legal action. Dipke was also reminded of the provisions of the Flag Code governing the respectful display of the Tricolour.
The FIRs and detentions come amid heightened political activity and disputes over protest permissions in the national capital. Police have maintained that their action concerns alleged violations of restrictions on public gatherings, rather than the act of displaying the National Flag itself.
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