CJP Protest Today, Jantar Mantar: YouTuber Dhruv Rathee taken into police custody in Gurugram

YouTuber Dhruv Rathee was reportedly detained in Gurugram ahead of the Cockroach Janta Party’s (CJP) planned protest at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.

YouTuber Dhruv Rathee has been detained in Gurugram after arriving in the Delhi-NCR region ahead of the CJP’s scheduled protest in the national capital on Saturday, according to reports.

Rathee had reportedly arrived in Delhi to take part in the Cockroach Janta Party’s (CJP) planned protest at Jantar Mantar against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.

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