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Woman hurls ink at Abhijeet Dipke at Jantar Mantar
The Hindu··19 Jul
Police said Barkha Trehan hurled blue ink at Cockroach Janata Party founder Abhijeet Dipke on Saturday at Jantar Mantar. Dipke was announcing an indefinite hunger strike hours after Sonam Wangchuk was hospitalised. Supporters restrained Trehan; police took her to Parliament Street station. Dipke asked the crowd to stay calm and said the July 20 march would proceed.
Prism
What It Means For You
- If you attend open protest sites in Delhi, this incident shows how quickly a stage address can be interrupted when crowd access is unrestricted.
- Clips of ink attacks travel faster than court-ordered medical transfers, which can reshape what friends and family think the protest is mainly about.
- Organisers asking crowds to stay seated after a disruption is a reminder that bystander calm often decides whether a rally turns into a scuffle.
What's Happening
- Around 1:20 pm Saturday, Barkha Trehan approached the stage and threw blue ink at Dipke while he announced an indefinite hunger strike.
- CJP supporters restrained her; police escorted her to Parliament Street police station for investigation.
- Dipke told supporters not to agitate, said blue was his colour, and confirmed the July 20 Sansad march remains planned.
Same Site, Same Day, Second Flashpoint
- The ink attack happened hours after police shifted Wangchuk to Safdarjung Hospital from the same Jantar Mantar stage.
- Reports identify Trehan as a men's rights activist who had posted allegations against male CJP leaders the previous day.
- Ink-throwing has a long political history in India as a public humiliation tactic; here it briefly paused a hunger-strike announcement rather than a formal public event.
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