# Cockroach protest leaders among hundreds detained in Delhi crackdown

https://mins.news/en/video/94844

- BBC News, 2026-10-10 21:50 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfGu6a7jcHI

> Hundreds were detained in Delhi during the latest demonstration by the Cockroach Janta Party, which is calling for electoral reforms. The group said founder Abhijeet Dipke and other leaders were detained soon after arriving in the city. Tens of thousands of security personnel were deployed and roads barricaded ahead of the protest.

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