Despite withdrawal assurance, Mumbai Police keep summoning CJP protesters

Several protesters gathered in Dadar in support of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) protest were detained by Mumbai Police on Thursday. (Express Photo By Ganesh Shirsekar)Even after the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) said it had secured an assurance from the Centre that cases against peaceful protesters would be withdrawn, Mumbai Police on Monday continued issuing notices and recording statements of those named in FIRs related to last week’s demonstrations, saying they had received no instructions to halt the investigation. Several students and young professionals said they received notices or calls from the police asking them to appear at police stations, leaving many uncertain whether the promised withdrawal had actually begun.Police maintained there was no contradiction. Senior officers sai