Maha: Case filed against Abhijeet Dipke for allegedly entering Latur school

Police in Maharashtra’s Latur district have registered an FIR against Cockroach Janta Party convenor Abhijeet Dipke and others for allegedly trespassing into a government school, disrupting classes, intimidating teachers, and defaming the institution during the party’s “School Thik Karo” campaign.

Latur: Police in Maharashtra’s Latur district have registered a case against Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) convenor Abhijeet Dipke and others for allegedly entering a government school without permission, disrupting official work and threatening teachers.

The First Information Report (FIR) was lodged at Ausa police station on a complaint filed by Sayyed Shamshadbano Khairatali (53), a teacher at a Zilla Parishad Urdu school. Dipke has been visiting schools in central Maharashtra’s Latur district and highlighting their problems as part of the CJP’s ongoing School Thik Karo (improve government schools) campaign.

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According to the complaint, the alleged incident took place at the ZP Urdu school at Jawali near Ausa, over 500 km from Mumbai.

Dipke and his associates entered the school without permission, sat among students, and asked them various questions, thereby obstructing educational and government work. The complaint further alleged that Dipke filmed the proceedings and shared them on social media.

Dipke also allegedly defamed the school by claiming that students from another school had been brought and made to sit in the classrooms during his visit, and threatened to get the teachers suspended.

The FIR was registered under Sections 132 (assault or use of criminal force to deter a public servant from discharging their official duty), 329(3) (house trespass), 351(2) (criminal intimidation) and 356(2) (criminal defamation) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.

Officials said further investigation is underway. Dipke’s campaign has focused on highlighting the condition of government schools in the region. However, school authorities accused him of overstepping by entering the premises without authorisation and interfering with classroom activities.

The police action follows the teacher’s formal complaint detailing the disruption and alleged threats. Officials confirmed that investigations are continuing to gather more evidence related to the incident. Dipke and CJP representatives did not immediately comment on the FIR.