Dhruv Rathee Detained From Gurugram Home Ahead Of CJP Protest In Delhi
YouTuber Dhruv Rathee and other members of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) were detained by Delhi Police ahead of a planned protest. The police have implemented strict security measures, including station closures and preventive detentions, to manage the demonstration.
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The detention of a high-profile influencer and political activists underscores rising tensions and state-level crackdowns on dissent in India.
YouTuber Dhruv Rathee was detained by Delhi Police from his residence in Gurugram's Sector 56 on Saturday ahead of the Cockroach Janta Party's (CJP) proposed protest at Jantar Mantar, police sources said.Rathee has come to join the demonstration, which has prompted heightened security arrangements across the national capital.According to sources, a posse of around 50 policemen from Delhi Police landed at Rathee's Gurugram home on Saturday morning and detained him.The detention evoked a sharp response from CJP which demanded "immediate release of Dhruv Rathee".On Friday evening Rathee had posted a video in his X account announcing his participation in the Saturday's protest.Rathee, a known critic of the Narendra Modi government, had arrived in India from Germany earlier this week and had joined the CJP protest in Bengaluru on October 8. Rathee commands a massive digital following across platforms, with 19.2 million followers on Instagram, 3.3 million on X and 33 million…
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