India 'cockroach' leaders detained after entering barricaded protest site
Police detained CJP leaders after they breached barricades and demanded the election chief’s resignation over voter roll revisions.
- On Tuesday, October 13, 2026, Delhi Police detained Cockroach Janta Party leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka after they climbed barricades to enter Jantar Mantar, denotified as a designated protest site one day prior.
- Demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, CJP supporters alleged that voter list revisions removed over 130 million names to benefit the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party .
- A Special Executive Magistrate court remanded Das and Ranka to 5 days of judicial custody in Tihar Jail on Wednesday for trespassing and violating peace bonds; associate Ajinkya Shinde was released on a personal bond.
- Congress leader Rahul Gandhi condemned the detentions as "cowardice," arguing that waving the national flag during peaceful protest is not a crime and demanding restoration of Jantar Mantar as a protest site.
- CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke vowed to continue the movement, stating, "You cannot denotify the resistance," despite heavy security deployment authorities maintained across New Delhi to suppress protests.
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