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Founder of India’s Gen-Z ‘Cockroach’ movement detained ahead of planned protest, party says

  • Delhi Police denied the Cockroach Janta Party permission to protest at Jantar Mantar on October 10, citing short notice, alleged earlier non-compliance, and law-and-order concerns.
  • Police detained founder Abhijeet Dipke and party leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka after their flight from Mumbai landed in Delhi, according to the party.
  • Authorities sealed Jantar Mantar and deployed substantial security forces as they imposed restrictions in parts of the capital.
  • The protest targeted Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over voter-list revisions, while the Election Commission and Bharatiya Janata Party denied wrongdoing.
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In the Indian capital of New Delhi, the police stopped government-critical protests.

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Thousands of people stopped by the Indian police following protests in New Delhi Square and Streets carried out by the Cockroach Party (Cockroach Janta Party), a Z-Generation movement born this summer to protest against Indian politics. The party is called so because the Indian Chief Justice Surya Kant in a [...] L'articolo Thousands of arrests in India for the protests of the Party of Cockroaches. L'Onu: "Release immediately the protesters" com…

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The Print broke the news in New Delhi, India on Wednesday, October 7, 2026.
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