# India detains ‘Cockroach’ party founder ahead of protest

https://mins.news/en/item/103127

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-16 12:55 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/10/16/india-police-detain-cockroach-party-founder-ahead-of-protest?traffic_source=rss

> Indian police detained Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke before a protest calling for the election chief’s resignation over a voter-list revision alleged to have favoured Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s BJP.

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