SRINAGAR: YouTuber Dhruv Rathee was reportedly detained by Delhi Police from his residence in Sector 56, Gurugram, on Saturday morning ahead of a planned protest by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi.
Dhruv Rathee has been detained.
The Dictator is TERRIFIED of young people who question its wrongdoings and refuse to stay silent!
— Cockroach Janta Party – CJP (@Cockroachisback) October 10, 2026
The reported detention was first highlighted in a post on X by the Cockroach Janta Party. According to media reports, a team of Delhi Police personnel entered Rathee’s residence at around 7.48 am after his mother opened the door.
Around 50 police personnel had reportedly assembled outside the residence late on Friday night before the operation.
Rathee had reportedly travelled to Delhi to participate in the CJP protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged irregularities in the revision of electoral rolls under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process.
The demonstration was scheduled to take place at Jantar Mantar on Saturday, with the party demanding accountability over the electoral roll revision process.
The reported detention comes amid heightened security arrangements and restrictions across the national capital ahead of the protest.
