Police in Maharashtra’s Latur district have registered an FIR against Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder and national convenor Abhijeet Dipke, the organisation’s national organisational head Ajinkya Shinde and four to five unidentified people over an alleged unauthorised entry into a Zilla Parishad Urdu school in Jawali near Ausa. The case was registered at Ausa police station on August 22, following a complaint by 53-year-old teacher Sayyed Shamshadbano Khairatali.
According to the complaint, the group entered the school around 1.10 pm on August 20 without permission, sat among students, questioned them during class hours, filmed the proceedings and allegedly disrupted teaching and official work. The complaint further alleges that the visitors made remarks against teachers and threatened to have them suspended. Latur Superintendent of Police Amol Tambe confirmed that an FIR had been registered against Dipke, Shinde and others.
The case comes as CJP’s ‘School Theek Karo’ campaign expands across government schools to highlight alleged gaps in infrastructure and administration.
What The FIR Says
The complaint filed by Khairatali alleges that Dipke, Shinde and the other members entered the Zilla Parishad Urdu school without authorisation while classes were underway. The group allegedly sat with students and asked them questions, which the teacher said interrupted academic activities as well as government work. The complaint also states that the visitors recorded videos inside the school without permission and later shared the footage on social media.
According to the FIR, the group claimed that students from another school had been brought into the premises to create a misleading impression about attendance and facilities. Dipke also allegedly made derogatory remarks about teachers and threatened to have them suspended.
Police have booked the accused under Sections 132, 329(3), 351(2), 356(2) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), according to reports. These provisions relate to using assault or criminal force to deter a public servant from performing official duties, house-trespass, criminal intimidation, criminal defamation and acts done by several persons in furtherance of a common intention.
The charges are allegations at the FIR stage and do not establish guilt. Police Sub-Inspector Mahesh Gaikwad has been assigned the investigation, with officials saying further inquiry is underway.
Campaign Behind Visit
The incident followed Dipke’s visit to government schools in Latur as part of CJP’s ‘School Theek Karo’ campaign, through which the organisation has been documenting and raising questions about conditions in government schools. During the August 20 visit, Dipke alleged that students from another school had been brought to the premises and raised concerns about basic facilities.
He also claimed that empty liquor bottles and suspected marijuana rolls were found on the school premises, allegations that have not been independently established in the reports. Dipke questioned the availability of drinking water and the condition of school infrastructure, while also demanding action against officials he alleged were responsible for shortcomings. In a separate statement reported after the visit, he said the government had failed to provide adequate facilities and argued that children must receive equal educational opportunities.
The FIR has prompted a response from CJP. Ajinkya Shinde, who is among those named in the case, defended the campaign and said, “If bringing the reality of rural ZP schools before the public is a crime, we are ready to face a thousand such cases.” He said the organisation would continue its campaign until conditions in rural government schools improve. The police, meanwhile, have confirmed the registration of the case and said the investigation is continuing.
The development also comes amid growing scrutiny of how CJP members are conducting their school visits. The organisation says the campaign is intended to draw public attention to shortcomings affecting government-school students, but schools and authorities also have legitimate responsibilities around classroom disruption, privacy, access to educational premises and the safety of children.
Govt schools in Latur have become an “adda” for getting drunk and smoking up.
— Abhijeet Dipke (@abhijeet_dipke) August 20, 2026
All of this is happening inside school premises, barely 200 metres from the BDO’s office. Yet nobody seems to care. pic.twitter.com/DKDaCRB9AS
The Logical Indian’s Perspective
The condition of government schools deserves sustained public attention, and campaigns that bring neglected infrastructure, unequal access and administrative shortcomings into the public conversation can play an important role in demanding accountability. At the same time, accountability should not come at the cost of disrupting classrooms, intimidating teachers or compromising the privacy and dignity of children.
The allegations in this case must be investigated fairly, while the concerns raised about school facilities should also receive an evidence-based response from the authorities. Constructive scrutiny works best when activists, teachers, parents and officials can engage without fear or hostility. Can public pressure and institutional accountability come together to improve government schools without turning classrooms into spaces of confrontation?
In Latur’s Ausa Taluka, a govt school had brought in children from outside to present them before the media as its own students.
— Abhijeet Dipke (@abhijeet_dipke) August 20, 2026
Why the administration is resorting to fraud instead of actually improving the schools? pic.twitter.com/F7hJJcj3Wp
