The forum has filed a police complaint seeking action against Dipke in connection with the death.
MUMBAI: The Shivaji Park Citizens Forum has urged police to register a murder case against Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke, alleging that a senior citizen died during the party’s October 2 protest at Shivaji Park. The case has been registered under Sections 189 and 223 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, along with Sections 37(1)(3) and 135 of the Maharashtra Police Act.
Mumbai Police said an FIR was registered at Shivaji Park police station against the protest organisers and the unidentified persons. “As a responsible Shivaji Park citizen, I have lodged a complaint against @abhijeet_dipke, @AshutoshRanka, @Saurav Dassss and @whattalawyer at Shivaji Park Police Station for allegedly attempting to proceed with the Shivaji Park Protest and gathering a huge crowd despite express denial of permission and the restrictions flowing from the Hon’ble Bombay High Court’s judgment in PIL 116/2009 dated 04.01.2013 and the subsequent Maharashtra Government order,” she said. The forum has filed a police complaint seeking action against Dipke in connection with the death.
Earlier, Siddhi Deolekar, a resident and advocate, had filed a complaint at Shivaji Park police station against CJP activists Abhijeet Dipke, Ashutosh Ranka, Saurav Das and Ratna Singh.