New Delhi, Oct. 17: All India Students’ Association (AISA) president Neha Bora was released on October 17 after being detained during a police crackdown on a proposed protest in New Delhi. Her lawyers alleged arbitrary detention, denial of access to legal counsel and repeated transfers without disclosure.
I have been released!
@DelhiPolice release all detained protestors!
Fighting for Democracy and the Constitution cannot be criminalised!
— Neha (@neha_aisa) October 17, 2026
Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke is expected to be produced before a Delhi court shortly, according to reports. Delhi Police said Dipke was detained under Sections 126 and 170 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS).
Neha Bora | Lawyers Raise Concerns Over Detentions
Bora confirmed her release in a post on X at 6:51 am on Saturday. Her release followed hours of uncertainty over her whereabouts, prompting friends, family members and associates to search for her and Dipke.
Around midnight on Friday, AISA said Bora had been traced to the R.K. Puram police station.
The organisation alleged that she had been kept in a detention van on the road for five hours as the only female detainee.
WHERE IS AISA PRESIDENT NEHA BORA ?
Parliment PS barricaded & shut!
Lawyers are being denied to entry! https://t.co/LHPHfFMsem
— AISA (@aisa_official_) October 16, 2026
In an urgent representation to senior Delhi Police officials, advocate Supantha Sinha, representing Bora, said she was detained near Mandi House Metro Station while attempting to join a peaceful protest. The representation stated that she was later taken to an Anti-Narcotics Task Force facility in Palam.
Lawyers and party members searched multiple locations for information about the detained leaders. At least 150 other people were also reportedly detained amid heightened security across central Delhi during the “Lehra Do Tiranga” protest.
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