Cockroach Party Leader Detained Before Delhi Protest

Bloomberg·October 16, 2026 at 5:25 PM+4

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Indian authorities detained Abhijeet Dipke, founder of the youth-led Cockroach Janta Party, on Friday as thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of New Delhi over a contentious voter-roll revision and the arrest of two prominent party leaders. (Source: Bloomberg)

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