Overview
- Crowd video and police accounts show Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke was slapped multiple times while being carried by supporters at a Jaipur protest on Monday.
- Authorities detained or arrested several suspects after CJP supporters subdued the alleged attackers and police intervened, with media reports giving figures from two to six people held as the investigation continues.
- Dipke publicly blamed individuals he said were linked to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and CJP spokespeople accused BJP affiliates, but those claims have not been independently verified by investigators or police.
- Despite the assault, Dipke travelled to Nagpur for a planned protest and reiterated a march to Delhi on June 20 to demand the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the NEET paper-leak controversy.
- Police in Nagpur and other cities have deployed large forces, tightened security and set conditions for protests to prevent further violence, a response that could shape how student-led demonstrations unfold in coming days.