# Indian court extends detention of ‘Cockroach’ leaders

https://mins.news/en/item/106763

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-19 19:09 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/19/indian-court-extends-detention-of-cockroach-leaders?traffic_source=rss

> An Indian court added two days to the detention of Cockroach Janta Party activists Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das, arrested after protesting at a banned demonstration site in New Delhi. The youth-led group is among those staging near-daily protests calling for the chief election commissioner to resign.

## Stories

- [India Cockroach Movement and Modi Politics](https://mins.news/en/topic/india-cockroach-movement-and-modi-politics) — Markdown: https://mins.news/en/topic/india-cockroach-movement-and-modi-politics.md

## Related coverage

- [India 'cockroach' leaders who urged election chief to quit are released from jail](https://mins.news/en/item/109950) — BBC News, 2026-10-21
- [Founder of India’s ‘Cockroach’ movement released from police custody](https://mins.news/en/item/104877) — France 24, 2026-10-18
- [Founder of India’s Cockroach Janta Party arrested ahead of planned protest](https://mins.news/en/video/103632) — Al Jazeera English, 2026-10-16