Indian police detain ‘cockroach’ movement leader ahead of New Delhi protest

South China Morning Post Friday 16 October 2026, 12:06 UTC By Reuters 1 min read

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Police detained India’s ‘cockroach’ movement founder Abhijeet Dipke on Friday, live images ‌from his group showed, ahead of a protest called by him in capital New Delhi’s central business district, the latest rally to demand the resignation of India’s election chief. The youth-led ‘Cockroach Janta Party’ (CJP), opposition groups and student organisations have held almost daily protests this month demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation over a revision of voter lists...

Indian (ORG) New Delhi (LOCATION) India (LOCATION) Abhijeet Dipke (PERSON) ‌from (ORG) New Delhi’s (LOCATION) CJP (ORG) Gyanesh Kumar (PERSON)

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