CJP Founder Abhijeet Dipke’s Grandmother Dies Hours After His Detention in Delhi

Savitribai Dipke, the 85-year-old grandmother of Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke, died in Maharashtra’s Hingoli district on Saturday, October 10. She passed away at the family’s ancestral village of Santuk Pimpri after being unwell for several days, according to media reports.

Savitribai Shankar Dipke was reportedly suffering from age-related ailments and had been ill for some time. She died on Saturday morning, reports said. The news of her death came hours after Abhijeet Dipke was detained by Delhi Police upon arriving in the national capital for a planned CJP protest. ‘Arrest Hone Ke Liye Aaya Hun’: Abhijeet Dipke’s Face-Off With Delhi Police Inside Flight Goes Viral (Video).

Abhijeet Dipke, along with CJP leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka, was detained after arriving at Delhi airport from Mumbai on Saturday. The leaders were travelling to participate in a planned demonstration demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar.

The protest was scheduled to take place at Jantar Mantar. Delhi Police had denied permission for the demonstration, citing security concerns and procedural requirements. Authorities had also taken measures to prevent protesters from reaching the national capital. The detentions came amid heightened security arrangements in Delhi ahead of the planned gathering. Neha Bora, Yogendra Yadav, Prashant Bhushan Detained During March Towards Dilli Haat INA (Video).

Savitribai Dipke lived in Santuk Pimpri village in Maharashtra’s Hingoli district, the ancestral village of the Dipke family. Abhijeet Dipke and his parents reportedly live in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar. Further details about the family’s arrangements following her death were not immediately available.

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