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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.
  • The group said police detained founder Abhijeet Dipke and party leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka after their flight from Mumbai landed in Delhi.
  • Authorities sealed Jantar Mantar and detained hundreds of protesters.
  • The protest sought Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation over voter-list revisions that critics said benefited the Bharatiya Janata Party.
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In the Indian capital of New Delhi, the police stopped government-critical protests.

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