# 'Cockroach' group leaders among hundreds detained in Delhi protest

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- BBC News, 2026-10-10 12:29 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c65yn7xvde7vo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Hundreds of people were reportedly detained in Delhi at a demonstration by the Gen-Z-led Cockroach Janta Party, which is demanding electoral reforms. The group said its founder Abhijeet Dipke and two other leaders were detained aboard a flight from Mumbai. Security forces were deployed and roads blocked ahead of the protest; Delhi Police has not commented.

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