# India’s ‘Cockroach’ leaders sent to judicial custody amid protest crackdown

https://mins.news/en/item/99138

- DW, 2026-10-14 05:08 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/india-news-cockroach-leaders-sent-to-judicial-custody-amid-protest-crackdown/live-79656344?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> Three leaders of India’s Cockroach movement were charged over allegedly entering Jantar Mantar, and two were sent to five days of judicial custody. Their protests target election chief Gyanesh Kumar over the alleged mass deletion of voters’ names from electoral rolls. AISA and opposition groups have demanded their release and accused the government of curbing dissent.

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