India protest live: ‘Cockroach’ leaders detained; New Delhi in lockdown
Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke and other leaders detained before protest to demand election chief’s resignation.
10 Oct 2026
- Police in the Indian capital have detained the founder of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), Abhijeet Dipke, before a protest called by the youth movement to demand the resignation of the chief election commissioner over alleged voter list fraud.
- Thousands of members of the security forces have been deployed and travel and telecommunications links suspended as New Delhi is in a virtual lockdown to stop the protest.