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FIR against Abhijeet Dipke for entering Maharashtra govt school; What are the charges against him

From Hindustan Times · () English

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  • Abhijeet Dipke, a leader of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), faces charges for allegedly entering a government school without permission in Latur, Maharashtra.
  • Dipke and other CJP workers are accused of disrupting official duties, threatening teachers, and causing obstruction at a Zilla Parishad Urdu school.
  • The FIR against them includes charges of assault, trespassing, criminal intimidation, and defamation, stemming from a complaint by a school teacher.

Abhijeet Dipke, a convenor for the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), has been booked along with other party workers in Latur, Maharashtra, for allegedly entering a government school without authorization. A First Information Report (FIR) was registered at the Ausa police station, accusing Dipke, Ajinkya Shinde, and other CJP associates of disrupting official work and threatening teachers at the ZP Urdu school in Jawali. The complaint was filed by Sayyed Shamshadbano Khairatali, a 53-year-old teacher at the school. The charges filed against Dipke and the others include sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) related to assault or criminal force to deter a public servant, house trespass, criminal intimidation, and criminal defamation. According to the FIR, Dipke and his group entered the school premises without permission, interacted with students, and questioned the school's conditions, allegedly obstructing educational and government work. The complaint also states that Dipke recorded videos of the visit and posted them on social media, attempting to defame the school by claiming students from another school were brought in. He also allegedly threatened to have teachers suspended. This incident occurs as CJP members conduct their 'School Thik Karo' campaign, aimed at reforming education and amenities in government schools nationwide since August 15. The campaign has reportedly faced opposition in some areas, including an alleged attack on a CJP team in Jaipur and a ban on CJP volunteers entering municipal schools in Mumbai without permission.

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Originally published by Hindustan Times. Summarized and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.