# India’s “Cockroach” movement founder Abhijeet Dipke detained ahead of protest

https://mins.news/en/item/103321

- CNN, 2026-10-16 15:30 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/16/asia/india-police-cockroach-arrest-intl?Date=20261016&Profile=CNN

> Live images from the group showed Indian police detaining “Cockroach” movement founder Abhijeet Dipke on Friday, before a protest he had called in the central business district of the capital, Delhi.

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