Bangladesh, Oct. 17 -- Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke and All India Students' Association (AISA) president Neha Bora were preventively detained by Delhi Police on Friday while on their way to join the 'Lehra Do Tiranga' protests in the national capital, as hundreds of demonstrators staged flash protests at Connaught Place and Mandi House amid heavy security deployment.

Dipke was detained while leaving his residence in Jhandewalan to join the proposed march at Connaught Place, while Bora was picked up at Mandi House. Police sources said Dipke was taken to Jafarpur Kalan police station.

The detentions triggered jostling among protesters, journalists, camera crews and security personnel. Minor altercations also broke o...