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Public order and policing, with allegations labelled as allegations.
On 17 October 2026 a Special Executive Magistrate at Mandir Marg police station gave Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke conditional bail. He was not sent to judicial custody. Release was on signing a peace bond. Outlets differ on whether he had already been released.
Cockroach Janta Party has called a "Lehra do Tiranga" gathering at Central Park, Connaught Place, for about 5 pm on 16 October. Delhi High Court declined to stop it. NDMC has closed the park to the public on 16 and 17 October. That notice does not close Palika Bazaar, the surrounding shops, or Rajiv Chowk Metro.
Actor Imran Khan, a US national and OCI holder, filed a writ in the Bombay High Court on 17 October against FRRO Mumbai's notice to leave India by 28 October. The same day the FRRO issued a show-cause on his OCI registration. It is not cancelled. No stay yet.
Delhi Police requested the suspension and the Union Home Secretary authorised it. It runs from 10 pm on 9 October to 10 pm on 10 October and covers all mobile internet technologies. The area list is NDTV's alone.
The Indian Express said Prabhakar Dhanivar, 24, and Bhavin Desai, 18, were declared dead at 3:49 am. Police registered an accidental death report and awaited a post-mortem. No report names a chemical.