India, Sept. 27 -- Several volunteers of the Cockroach Janta Party, including co-convenor Ashutosh Ranka, have been allegedly detained by Assam Police, the pressure group claimed on Sunday.

In a statement, Ranka and other CJP volunteers in Assam were detained ahead of a regional meet-up in the northeast state.

"Hours before the gathering was set to begin, Assam Police personnel heavily barricaded the access roads leading to Chowdhury Tila from both sides, located directly opposite the Assam Secretariat. Authorities deployed tear-gas equipment and systematically intercepted incoming attendees. Ashutosh Ranka, who arrived in Guwahati yesterday to address the meeting, was detained by police alongside volunteers on his way to the venue. The...