Breaking: Indian police detain 'cockroach' movement founder Abhijeet Dipke

Indian police detain 'cockroach' movement founder Abhijeet Dipke The founder of the Cockroach Janta Party has been arrested ahead of a protest against India's electoral commission on Saturday. TV channels reported earlier that police officers met founder Abhijeet Dipke at the Delhi airport after he arrived from the financial capital Mumbai and asked him to call off the protest as authorities had banned it. Party leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka were also detained from their flight upon landing, the movement said in a statement. Thousands of protesters are expected at Jantar Mantar, where authorities have imposed sweeping restrictions, including suspension of mobile internet. Police said on Friday they had denied permission for the protest because the request was submitted late. India’s young return to streets The demonstration site has been cordoned off with yellow metal barricades and thousands of police have been deployed in and around the area. Restrictions on train services and metro stations were expected to disrupt travel across the capital and make it harder for protesters to reach the venue. The preparations signal the authorities' determination to contain a fast-growing protest campaign that has drawn opposition support and intensified scrutiny of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The protests also come at a politically sensitive time, months after demonstrations led by the "Cockroach" movement over exam paper leaks forced Modi's education minister to resign in July. Loading [Image text:] COCKROACH JANTA PARTY