Hundreds of Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) volunteers, along with other citizens and workers, were taken from multiple locations across Delhi to a holding camp at Chhatrasal Stadium in Model Town on October 10, amid a wider security clampdown, according to a report by The Hindu and people present at the venue.
Buses carrying the group were taken directly into the stadium premises, where those brought in were being held inside the ground. The report said no formal administrative process had begun several hours after people arrived, leaving many waiting at the venue.
The movement of people to the stadium placed a public sports facility at the centre of the security operation. The available report did not specify the number of buses involved, the total number of people held, the legal basis for their detention or how long they were expected to remain at the venue.
People inside the stadium said security personnel were primarily carrying out transit and guarding duties. They also said force was used to prevent movement, running or group mobilisation within the premises. No physical beatings were reported by those present, according to the account published by The Hindu.
Slogans continued to be raised periodically inside the stadium. Vijay Mallangi, identified as one of those held, said: “All are here because the system wants us silenced, but holding thousands in a stadium doesn’t break our resolve.” His statement was made in reference to the wider security clampdown.
The reported operation highlights the administrative questions that arise when a large public facility is used as a temporary holding location during a security response. These include how people are recorded on arrival, what information is provided to them, what procedures govern their release and which authority is responsible for the facility while it is being used for police-related purposes.
The report did not include a statement from the Delhi Police or another government authority explaining the operation. It also did not establish whether formal cases had been registered against those brought to the stadium, whether arrests had been made or whether the people held had been served any written order.
The immediate next steps remained unclear in the available account. People continued to wait inside Chhatrasal Stadium on Saturday evening, while security personnel maintained control of movement within the premises.
