The Ludhiana police said many cyber fraudsters are exploiting the trend by sending suspicious links and asking recipients to join the Cockroach Janta Party by clicking on them. (File Photo/X/Abhijeet Dipke)The police in Punjab’s Ludhiana issued a public advisory Friday, warning people about possible cyber fraud being carried out in the name of the trending Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), and said that many scammers have been circulating phishing links on WhatsApp under the guise of joining the party.In a video message, Amrinder Singh, an employee of the cyber cell of the Punjab Police, said that the Cockroach Janta Party has become a major talking point across the country, and many people, especially youngsters, are showing enthusiasm towards it. However, Singh said, many cyber fraudsters are exploiting the trend by sending suspicious links and asking recipients to join by clicking on them.Also Read | Would Bhagat Singh join the Cockroach Janta Party?Singh warned that in many cases, these are phishing links and clicking on them can compromise a user’s mobile phone and personal data. “The moment a person clicks on such a link, the phone may get hacked and important information, including bank account details and other personal data stored in the mobile phone, can reach scammers. They can misuse the information to withdraw money from bank accounts or even take loans in the victim’s name,” he said.ਅੱਜ-ਕੱਲ੍ਹ ਵੱਟਸਐਪ ‘ਤੇ “Cockroach Janta Party” ਜੁਆਇਨ ਕਰਨ ਦੇ ਲਿੰਕ ਘੁੰਮ ਰਹੇ ਹਨ। ਇਹ ਕੋਈ ਮਜ਼ਾਕ ਨਹੀਂ, ਸਗੋਂ ਤੁਹਾਡੇ ਫ਼ੋਨ ਨੂੰ ਹੈਕ ਕਰਨ ਅਤੇ ਤੁਹਾਡੇ ਪੈਸੇ ਨੂੰ ਉਡਾਉਣ ਦੀ ਵੱਡੀ ਸਾਜ਼ਿਸ਼ ਹੈ। ਅਜਿਹੇ ਫਰਜ਼ੀ ਲਿੰਕਸ ‘ਤੇ ਕਲਿੱਕ ਕਰਨ ਦੀ ਗਲਤੀ ਬਿਲਕੁਲ ਨਾ ਕਰਨਾ। ਸਤਰਕ ਰਹੋ ਸਾਵਧਾਨ ਰਹੋ !#cockroachjantaparty pic.twitter.com/EanJrcYs6Y— Commissioner of Police, Ludhiana (@Ludhiana_Police) May 22, 2026He advised people not to click on any unknown or suspicious links in excitement or emotional response to the viral movement. Singh further appealed to residents to immediately report any cyber-fraud-related issue to the cyber helpline at 1930.The Cockroach Janta Party is a satirical online political movement launched on May 16 by Abhijeet Dipke, a political communications student and former social media volunteer associated with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). Dipke is in the United States for higher studies.Also Read | Cockroach Janta Party founder: ‘Threats to my family…nobody should be hounded for their opinion’The movement emerged after controversial remarks allegedly made by Chief Justice Surya Kant, in which unemployed youth were compared to “cockroaches” and “parasites”, triggering outrage on social media.Opinion | Cockroaches are hard to exterminate — as is the instinct to poke fun at power and hold it to account in a democracyCJI Kant later issued a clarification on his courtroom remarks, saying that he had been “misquoted” by sections of the media. Justice Kant added that his criticism was directed solely at those who had joined different professions through “fake or bogus degrees”.Dipke turned the insult into a symbol of online protest, with the movement focusing on issues such as unemployment, exam paper leaks, corruption, and the growing frustration among youth with mainstream politics.Story continues below this adWhat initially started as an internet satire campaign soon gained massive traction among Gen-Z users across social media platforms. In Punjab too, several pages claiming to represent the CJP’s Punjab chapter have surfaced online, with many youngsters openly declaring themselves supporters or members of the movement.