June 15, 2026
The founder and leader of India's Cockroach Janta Party was slapped repeatedly by unknown men during a crowded protest in the northern city of Jaipur on Monday, which he said was an attempt to scare him and his group.
● Abhijeet Dipke, 30, who has lived in the United States for the past two years, was being carried along on the shoulders of supporters when he was suddenly slapped repeatedly on the shoulders and face by two men, television and social media footage showed. The men were not identified.
● "These are all tactics to scare us, threaten us and distract us from the main issue at hand. But we will continue to speak out," Dipke said in a video posted on the group's social media accounts.
● Dipke was slapped by at least two men several times before he was carried away.
