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India detains 'cockroach' leaders ahead of election protest

India detains 'cockroach' leaders ahead of election protest
France 24 Saturday 10 October 2026, 09:18 UTC By FRANCE24 1 min read
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To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. India detains 'cockroach' leaders ahead of election protest Issued on: Share Indian police detained the head of the satirical "cockroach" online movement on Saturday, the group said, ahead of a major protest against the Election Commission that triggered strict security measures. Our correspondent Navodita Kumari tells us more.
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