# India: ‘Cockroach’ party founder Abhijeet Dipke placed under preventive arrest

https://mins.news/en/item/104127

- DW, 2026-10-17 06:21 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/india-news-cockroach-party-founder-abhijeet-dipke-under-preventive-arrest/live-79685143?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke was detained in New Delhi ahead of a protest and then arrested to prevent a breach of the peace. He was due to appear before a Special Executive Magistrate. The party said his family, lawyers and members had not been told where he was held; police said protests were barred in Connaught Place.

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