CJP volunteer alleges police detained his family from Ghaziabad; cops deny claims

A volunteer at the Cockroach Janta Party-led protest at Delhi's Jantar Mantar has alleged that Uttar Pradesh Police detained his father and brother, seized his family's documents and harassed relatives in an attempt to pressure him over his role in the anti-paper leak protest.

In Short

• Junaid said he provided free food and water to demonstrators
• His family alleged Masoori police searched their Nahal village home
• Relatives claimed officers took passbooks, PAN cards and detained Mustafa

A volunteer at the Cockroach Janta Party-led protest at Delhi's Jantar Mantar over paper leaks has alleged that his family in Ghaziabad was detained and his relatives in Meerut were harassed because of his role in the agitation.

Mohammad Junaid, a Ghaziabad resident who said he was providing free food and drinking water to protesters, told mediapersons at Jantar Mantar on Friday that UP Police took away his family members and seized their bank passbooks and PAN cards during a raid at his house. However, Meerut Police denied carrying out any action against his family.

According to his family, police from Ghaziabad's Masoori police station reached their residence in Nahal village on Thursday evening and searched the premises.

The family alleged that Junaid's father, Mustafa, was taken away by the police and that bank passbooks and PAN cards belonging to family members were also taken. Junaid's sister told the media that police asked her father to call Junaid and ask him to return home.

Junaid also alleged that police harassed his relatives in the neighbouring Meerut district. Social media posts have claimed that Junaid's father and his minor brother were detained and that his sister's father-in-law and brother-in-law in Meerut were also taken into custody.

Senior Superintendent of Police Avinash Pandey told PTI on Saturday, "No such matter has come to my notice."

Superintendent of Police (City) Vinayak Gopal Bhonsle told PTI that Meerut Police had checked the claims with all police station heads and found that no member of Junaid's family had been detained.

"If any other district's police has taken any action, the details would be available with that district," Bhonsle said. Senior Ghaziabad police officers could not be reached for comment despite repeated attempts.

The allegations emerged as Junaid continued to volunteer at the protest site in Delhi, with his family accusing police of detaining his father and taking documents from their home, while Meerut Police said no such action had been taken in that district.

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