Live: Update on Dipke & co's whereabouts as CJP gears up for Day 2 of protest

CJP Delhi ProtestCJP Jantar Mantar Protest Live Updates: After a day of mass detentions, sweeping security restrictions and allegations of an undeclared Emergency, the national capital is bracing for another showdown at Jantar Mantar today. The CJP has vowed to continue its agitation until Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar resigns over alleged electoral roll irregularities, including the alleged deletion and manipulation of 13 crore votes. On Saturday, police detained hundreds of protesters and several opposition leaders, while CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke and co-convenors Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka were detained inside an aircraft after it landed in Delhi. The party has alleged that their whereabouts remain unknown and demanded their immediate release and access to lawyers. With its top leadership still at the centre of a detention row, national organisation in-charge Ajinkya Shinde has taken charge of the agitation and announced another demonstration at Jantar Mantar at 10 am on Sunday, October 11. He has urged supporters to turn up in large numbers and continue protesting wherever police stop them. Meanwhile, Delhi Police has warned of possible traffic disruptions across New Delhi and Central Delhi, with diversions potentially coming into effect from 6 am, depending on ground conditions. Commuters heading to the airport, railway stations and inter-state bus terminals have been advised to plan their journeys accordingly. With heavy security deployment and restrictions on public gatherings, the big question is whether the protesters will be able to reach Jantar Mantar and sustain the agitation. Akshat Trivedi brings you all the latest developments, political reactions and ground reports as the situation unfolds....Read MoreDemonstrators during a protest organised by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar. (Image: PTI)Oct 11, 2026 08:43 ISTCJP Delhi Protest: At least 4 petitions filed in SC over protest detentionsAt least four petitions have been filed before the Supreme Court over the detentions and alleged police action during Monday's protests in Delhi. Senior advocate Menaka Guruswamy has raised the issue of the alleged illegal preventive detention of political leaders and lawyers, arguing that preventive detention cannot be used to stop peaceful protests. She also pointed out that senior lawyers were detained from the Supreme Court chamber premises. Petitions have also been filed by Shailendra Mani and Manoj Kumar Jha. Advocate Aman Prasad, who was part of the group representing protesters, has raised concerns over the alleged assault of lawyers and mediapersons, illegal detention of lawyers and members of the public in areas far from the protest site, and the closure of metro stations despite Supreme Court orders. (With inputs from Aneesha) Oct 11, 2026 08:35 ISTDelhi Police sources: Dipke, Das and Ranka remain in preventive detentionAccording to Delhi Police sources, Dipke, Das and Ranka remain in preventive detention, with no formal arrest made so far. They have been detained under Sections 107/151 of the erstwhile CrPC, and will be produced before an Executive Magistrate.Oct 11, 2026 08:16 ISTCJP Delhi Protest Live: RJD MP Manoj Jha moves Supreme Court over illegal detentionsRJD MP Manoj Jha has approached the Supreme Court over the alleged illegal detention of protesters in Delhi, accusing police of excessive force against unarmed demonstrators. His petition alleges that student leaders, lawyers, politicians and citizens were illegally detained, abducted or placed under house arrest. It also raises allegations of sexual harassment of women protesters and challenges the closure of Delhi Metro stations, claiming it violated Supreme Court directions on maintaining transport services during protests. Jha has sought urgent directions in the matter. Oct 11, 2026 08:11 ISTCJP Delhi Protest Live: Abhijeet, Ashutosh, Saurav to be produced before magistrate at 9 amAbhijeet Dipke, Ashutosh and Saurav will be produced before the Executive Magistrate at Delhi Cantt Police Station at 9 am today under Sections 126 and 170 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), according to an update shared by CJP’s legal head Ratna Singh. The legal head said a Delhi Police official informed them about the development in the morning and that they would be present at the police station along with other advocates representing the party. Section 126 and Section 170 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023, deal with preventive police action to maintain public order. Section 126 empowers an Executive Magistrate to require a person likely to breach the peace or disturb public tranquillity to show cause why they should not execute a bond to maintain peace, generally for a period of up to one year. Section 170 empowers police to make a preventive arrest without a Magistrate’s order or warrant if they know of a design to commit a cognisable offence and believe it cannot otherwise be prevented; such detention cannot exceed 24 hours unless further detention is authorised under another legal provision. Oct 11, 2026 07:58 ISTCJP Delhi Protest: Press bodies condemn detention of journalistsFour journalists' organisations, including the Press Club of India (PCI) and the Indian Women's Press Corps (IWPC), on Saturday condemned the detention and alleged harassment of journalists covering protests in Delhi over demands for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's resignation. In a joint statement, the organisations said several reporters were detained despite displaying press identity cards, while phones and equipment belonging to some journalists were seized. They demanded the immediate release of all detained journalists, the return of their equipment, a public apology from Delhi Police and an inquiry into the detentions. The statement was also issued by the Delhi Union of Journalists (DUJ) and the Kerala Union of Working Journalists' Delhi unit. Oct 11, 2026 07:56 ISTCJP Protest in Delhi: Supreme Court special hearing today on pleas over Delhi protest curbs, detentionsThe Supreme Court will hold a special sitting on Sunday to hear a contempt petition alleging that officials violated its October 9 order by continuing Delhi Metro station closures and train cancellations during protests against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. Tap to read full story Oct 11, 2026 07:55 ISTCJP Protest in Delhi: INDIA bloc to march against ‘vote chori’ on MondayThe INDIA bloc will hold a protest march in Delhi on Monday against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over the ‘vote chori’ issue. Rahul Gandhi said opposition leaders would also meet Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and submit a memorandum seeking his intervention. Congress leader K C Venugopal said INDIA bloc MPs, leaders and workers would join the march, adding that the demand for Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation would continue.Oct 11, 2026 07:49 ISTCJP Delhi Protest: Heavy security, barricades at Jantar MantarHeavy security has been deployed and barricades put up at Jantar Mantar ahead of the Cockroach Janta Party's (CJP) protest. #WATCH | Delhi: Heavy security has been deployed, and barricades have been put up at the Jantar Mantar. https://t.co/4kkKw2ukGK — ANI (@ANI) October 11, 2026 Oct 11, 2026 07:48 ISTCJP Delhi Protest: Heavy security deployed near Jantar MantarDelhi: Visuals from near Jantar Mantar show heavy security deployment amid the Cockroach Janta Party's (CJP) planned protest. Oct 11, 2026 07:47 ISTCJP Delhi Protest: Security reduced at Delhi-Noida border, traffic flows freelySecurity deployment at the Delhi-Noida border has been reduced, with no paramilitary personnel present at the Chilla border on Sunday morning. Unlike Saturday morning, when heavy police and paramilitary forces were deployed and buses and other vehicles were being checked, only a handful of Delhi Police personnel are present today. No vehicle checks are being conducted, and traffic is flowing freely at the Chilla border. (With inputs from Anshul) Oct 11, 2026 07:46 ISTCJP Delhi Protest: Party to hold fresh Jantar Mantar protest at 10 am todayThe Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) has vowed to continue its protests against alleged electoral roll irregularities until Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar resigns. The party announced another demonstration at Jantar Mantar at 10 am on Sunday, even as the Delhi Traffic Police warned of possible restrictions across New Delhi and central Delhi.