Ahead of its October 10 protest in New Delhi, the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) said its national spokesperson and organisation co-incharge Deepak Baliyan was allegedly picked up and “brutally assaulted” by the Alwar Police on Thursday.It claimed that over 10,000 persons have been detained from across the country ahead of the proposed march to Jantar Mantar to demand the removal of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar.The detained persons include CJP activists and people from various student, farmer and Dalit organisations, apart from political parties, the CJP claimed.Read | ‘Don’t be afraid of arrests’: Ahead of October 10 protest, CJP’s message from BengaluruSome police personnel from Alwar’s Kathumar police station allegedly reached Baliyan’s residence late on Thursday but left after he started recording videos and also took CJP co-convenor Ashutosh Ranka on a call, CJP leaders claimed.However, they returned later and allegedly took him away, they claimed. “Deepak Baliyan was dragged after this (live video), his brother was beaten up badly. Deepak was recovering from a leg fracture, and his father has informed that the police badly smashed his leg,” Ranka claimed on X. The party’s official handle asked, “Are we heading towards another Emergency?”Read | ‘Is baar lathi charge hua, seedha ‘Amit Shah resign’: CJP’s pre-protest noteAlwar Superintendent of Police (SP) Sudheer Choudhary and Kathumar Circle Officer Jogendra Singh did not respond to calls seeking a comment.Kathumar police station Station House Officer (SHO) Chander Shekhar Sharma said that he is away in Ghaziabad on an official investigation.Story continues below this adCJP founder and convenor Abhijeet Dipke claimed on social media that “Rajasthan Police has brutally assaulted CJP spokesperson Deepak Baliyan and his brother. Deepak has been detained and his brother’s head has been cracked open.”Read | Ahead of CJP’s October 10 protest, Delhi Police puts 2,800 ‘criminals’ on radarThe party leaders also shared a video clip of some persons in plainclothes alighting from a police jeep and approaching Baliyan.CJP co-convenor Saurav Das claimed Baliyan “has been taken to this unknown location by the Rajasthan Police. We are concerned about his life. The BJP is behaving like a mafia don party and coordinating with its syndicates in BJP-ruled states.”Hamza Khan is a seasoned Correspondent for The Indian Express, specifically reporting from the diverse and politically dynamic state of Rajasthan. Based in Jaipur, he provides high-authority coverage on the state's governance, legal landscape, and social issues, directly supporting the "Journalism of Courage" ethos of the publication. Expertise Politics & Governance: Comprehensive tracking of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly, including policy changes (e.g., the Right to Health Bill and Anti-Mob Lynching Bills), bypoll dynamics, and the shifting power structures between the BJP and Congress. ... Read More