According to a report by Anandabazar Online, they were detained immediately after the plane landed at 10:19 a.m. local time while on a flight from Mumbai to Delhi. Police had already been waiting at the airport. At that time, Dipke and other leaders were live-streaming on Instagram. Footage of their conversation with the police can be seen there.
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Abhijit Dipke, Saurav and Ashutosh detained over protests in Delhi
Earlier, YouTuber Dhruv Rathee was detained from his home in Gurugram while preparing to join a protest at Jantar Mantar. Party leader Saurav Das claimed that their lawyer Ratna Singh was also detained in the morning. She was going to join a lawyers' protest program.
According to the report, more than 500 people were detained in Delhi from night until morning. However, it was not detailed how many of them were formally shown as arrested.
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Meanwhile, the Cockroach Janata Party has condemned the detention of the three leaders. The party alleged that they were deliberately detained and prevented from going to a peaceful protest site. Describing the detentions as a violation of freedom of movement, the party demanded their immediate unconditional release.