Published 17 October 2026, 06:43 IST
Neha Bora, national president of All India Students Association i.e. AISA, was released from custody on Saturday morning.
Neha Bora was taken into custody by Delhi Police on Friday evening during the Lehra Do Tiranga march.
Neha has also given information about coming out of custody through her X handle.
Neha has written, "I have been released." I want Abhijeet Deepke to be released. Also, Delhi Police should release all the detained protesters. Fighting for democracy and the Constitution cannot be made a crime!”
Before this, till late night her supporters kept asking Delhi Police where Neha was.
After midnight it came to light that Neha was in RK Puram police station. It has been told from Neha's X handle that she was kept in RK Puram police station for five hours.
The video of Neha coming out of custody has been posted by news agency NAI on Instagram.
In this video it is seen that there are four-five people with him. Initially, when Neha was asked to give some reaction, she said – What should I say, friend? Saying this she moved ahead.
AISA is the student wing of the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation. CPIM(L) general secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya, reacting to Neha's release, wrote on Twitter, "Neha is free again! After illegally abducting and keeping her in custody for hours, Delhi Police had to release Neha again. This became possible due to the continuous efforts of our legal team, vigilance of all our colleagues, conscious civil society and the efforts of the active opposition.
"Such irresponsible, anarchic, vindictive and brutal actions of the police will strengthen, unite and strengthen the people's resistance instead of weakening it."
Neha Bora and CJP founder Abhijit Deepke were detained on the evening of 16 October.
Before being detained, Delhi Police had given a notice to the CJP founder and asked him not to attend the rally.
In the notice, reference was made to the prohibitory order imposed under Section 163 of the Indian Civil Security Code (BNSS).
Abhijeet Deepke had left for the site of 'Lahara Do Tiranga March' on Saturday evening, but after some time the police took him into custody.
During this, Abhijeet was seen asking the police which law he had violated.
He said, "What law have I just broken? I'm alone."
Opposition leaders asked where is Neha?
Many opposition leaders, including former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, former Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, former Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, asked Delhi Police to tell where Deepke and Bora have been kept.
However, Delhi Police has not yet answered these questions.
Some opposition leaders called it an undeclared emergency.
Akhilesh Yadav wrote on X, "Where is Neha Bora?" There is no news about this anywhere. Police should give information about where a girl has been detained at night and taken. National Commission for Women should immediately take cognizance of this very sensitive issue. Neha Bora should be released immediately!
Mamata Banerjee had written on X, "Abhijit Deepke has been detained for holding the national flag. Just consider this. In independent India, our youth are being detained for peacefully exercising their democratic rights."
He had said, “This is an undeclared emergency.” A government that is afraid of dissent is now trying to silence an entire generation through intimidation. This is the behavior of a fascist regime. This government is not able to tolerate such a voice which it cannot control.
Arvind Kejriwal said on Twitter, "This is nothing but open dictatorship. Is hoisting the tricolor a crime? Abhijeet's arrest shows how much Modi ji is afraid of him."
Former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin also raised the question where are Abhijeet Deepke and Neha Bora?
He wrote on
Former JNUSU president Aishi Ghosh said, "First we had gone to the Parliament Street police station and now we have come to the Mandir Marg police station. We only had to lodge a missing complaint because we just came to know that Neha is in RK Puram and a delegation of ours has also gone there."
He said, “We are still unable to find the whereabouts of Abhijeet; Wherever they go, they tell the name of some other police station. This is very wrong. And one more thing, you are detaining girls. It is illegal to detain them after seven o'clock."
