Delhi braces for more protests as 'cockroach' group's leaders released
Their lawyer said the court freed three CJP leaders after police detained them to block a protest against the election commissioner.
- On Sunday, October 11, 2026, an executive magistrate court ordered the release of three Cockroach Janta Party leaders, including founder Abhijeet Dipke, after their detention on Saturday.
- The group had been detained while arriving in New Delhi to lead protests against the Election Commission of India over nationwide voter-roll revisions that critics allege removed more than 133 million names.
- Authorities deployed thousands of security personnel and barricaded roads on Saturday to thwart the demonstration, shutting at least 45 metro stations and canceling major train services across the capital.
- Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi condemned the government's actions, vowing that his Congress party and the country's youth will "once again take to the streets in large numbers" on Monday.
- The CJP emerged in May after Chief Justice Surya Kant likened jobless youth to "cockroaches," sparking a movement that now demands electoral reforms and the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
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CJP to hold press conference today after leaders released from detention in Delhi
Cockroach Janata Party leaders Abhijeet Dipke, Ashutosh Ranka, and Saurav Das were released from detention. They were detained during a protest in the national capital related to Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. Following their release, a press conference was announced for later today. Delhi Police has reportedly registered multiple FIRs as a result of the protests staged by CJP members.
CJP leaders released on condition they 'maintain peace' for 1 year
New Delhi: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) leaders Abhijeet Dipke, Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das were under preventive arrest following their detention at the Delhi airport ahead of the Jantar Mantar protest, but were later released after being produced before the executive magistrate on Sunday. They were released on condition that they would not “breach peace” … Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News, Technology, Entertainment, Sports, Polit…
India court orders release of 'cockroach' movement leaders after detention
An Indian court ordered the release of three leaders of the viral "cockroach" movement on Sunday, a day after their detention ahead of protests over alleged irregularities in voter-roll revisions.
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