New Delhi, Oct. 17 -- Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) legal affairs head Ratna Singh, representing activist Abhijeet Dipke, on Saturday questioned the legality of his arrest and urged the Special Executive Magistrate (SEM) Court to release him, alleging violations of due process and fundamental rights.

In a post shared on X, Singh said Dipke had merely urged people to unfurl the national flag and questioned how the act could itself constitute a crime.

"The SEM Court should release Abhijeet Dipke, as his arrest is unlawful. He merely urged people to unfurl the Tiranga - how can that by itself be a crime?" she wrote.

Raising concerns over the circumstances of his detention, Singh alleged that Dipke was picked up from outside his residence, h...