# India detains youth leader to head off rally against election chief

https://mins.news/en/video/94626

- Reuters, 2026-10-10 14:58 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxhHvtRXwuk

> Police in New Delhi detained hundreds of protesters and the founder of the “Cockroach” youth movement. Security forces sealed off parts of the capital to stop a demonstration calling for India’s election chief to resign.

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