CJP Says Assam Police Detained Ashutosh Ranka, Members

Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) representatives said Assam Police detained co-convenor Ashutosh Ranka and other party members in Guwahati on September 27 as they headed to a volunteers’ meeting. The accounts did not establish how many people were detained, where they were being held or what grounds police gave for the action. No official police explanation was reported. CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke said in a post on X that police were taking Ranka and the others to an unknown location. He also said lawyers waiting outside the place where the group was held were not allowed to meet them. CJP representatives said they could not confirm the group’s precise whereabouts or the number of volunteers detained. The party said it had planned its first regional volunteers’ meeting in Guwahati. According to CJP, the original venue in Athgaon withdrew permission, and the gathering was moved to Chowdhury Tila. The organization alleged that police barricaded roads leading to the relocated venue and deployed tear-gas equipment. Those details were not independently established in the available accounts. CJP said Ranka and other members were detained on their way to the meeting.