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Police free Neha Bora, hold Abhijeet Dipke
Hindustan Times··7h ago
Delhi Police released All India Students' Association president Neha Bora after 12 hours of detention on Saturday. Cockroach Janta Party convenor Abhijeet Dipke remained under preventive arrest after Friday's planned flag march. Police said he would be produced before a special executive magistrate at Mandir Marg at 12 noon. Police told PTI around 150 people were detained.
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What It Means For You
- Protesters seeking Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's resignation face preventive detention under BNSS sections cited by police.
- Dipke's SEM hearing decides whether he remains in custody or is released on bail.
- Police said they would file more than 7 FIRs over Friday's Connaught Place march and prohibitory-order violations.
What's Happening
- Bora was detained at Mandi House and Dipke at Jhandewalan while heading to Central Park, police sources said.
- Action against Dipke was taken under Sections 126 and 170 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita.
- Bora was processed under Section 65 of the Delhi Police Act before release early Saturday.
Why They Marched
- Groups are demanding resignation of CEC Gyanesh Kumar over alleged electoral-roll irregularities and the SIR exercise.
- CJP co-convenors Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka were sent to five days' judicial custody after a Jantar Mantar flag event.
- Dipke had announced a Friday flag march after those arrests, Hindustan Times reported.
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