India 'cockroach' leaders detained after entering barricaded protest site
- Delhi Police detained Cockroach Janata Party leaders or activists Ashutosh Ranka, Saurav Das, Ajinkya Shinde, and other team members after they allegedly entered Jantar Mantar through a gate or barricade.
- The detention occurred after Jantar Mantar was denotified as a designated protest venue.
- Ramlila Ground, Burari Ground, and CBD Ground were named as alternative designated protest venues.
- CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke alleged that members and volunteers were separated or taken elsewhere, and that police prevented lawyers from entering a police station.
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Abhijeet Dipke was arrested in the hours leading up to a new street protest against the alteration of the electoral roll for the benefit of the Narendra Modi government
Indian police detain ‘cockroach’ movement founder Dipke ahead of protest
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 Delhi’s central business district, the latest rally to demand the resignation of India‘s election chief.
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By Zoya Mateen, Azadeh Moshiri & Vikas Pandey October 16, 2026 Abhijeet Dipke's youth-led Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) has drawn thousands onto the streets in recent months | Photo Credit: Getty Images The founder of India's "cockroach" protest movement, Abhijeet Dipke, has been detained in Delhi ahead of a planned march in the heart of the capital. His detention follows a police warning against holding Friday's march, with thousands of security …
For the first time in his twelve-year term of office, the powerful Prime Minister Modi has to fear an opponent: the protests of young Indians against the radical Hindu government escalate. Arrests and police violence do not deter the "cake-laken" movement. Because they have a goal. And a lot of humor.
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