6,000 cops, 2 notices, Dipke among 150 detained: How unrest unfolded in central Delhi

NEW DELHI: The day that began with Delhi Police reaching Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke’s residence, escalated into detentions at Connaught Place and Mandi House, and saw hundreds of protesters turn up with the Tricolour amid a heavy security deployment.By Friday evening, around 150 people had been detained during the planned ‘Lehra Do Tiranga’ march and parallel demonstrations in central Delhi.The protests had been called against the detention of CJP leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka, who were sent to five days of judicial custody after allegedly entering Jantar Mantar without authorisation.As Dipke urged people to wave the national flag at Connaught Place, student and Left organisations planned a separate demonstration near Mandi House, demanding chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation.Police reach Dipke’s residence before the marchMore than 20 Delhi Police personnel visited Dipke’s residence in Jhandewalan earlier on Friday and served him a notice directing him to…