# India protest live: Police detain Cockroach leaders as New Delhi goes into lockdown

https://mins.news/en/item/94232

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-10 05:54 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/10/10/india-protest-live-police-detain-cockroach-leaders-new-delhi-in-lockdown?traffic_source=rss

> Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke and other leaders were detained ahead of a protest demanding that the election chief resign. New Delhi was placed under lockdown.

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