India protest updates: ‘Cockroach’ leaders detained; New Delhi in lockdown

Cockroach Janta ​Party founder Abhijeet Dipke among hundreds detained to block ​protest demanding the election chief’s resignation.

A supporter of the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) looks out from a police van after being detained by police during a protest demanding the resignation of India’s Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged voter roll irregularities linked to the "special intensive revision" (SIR), in New Delhi on October 10, 2026.
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India coackroach Janta party protest: Party leader arrested as thousands of police deployed

By Nadim Asrar and Priyanka Shankar
Published On 10 Oct 2026

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