Indian police detain 'cockroach' movement founder Abhijeet Dipke
- CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke is detained in Delhi to prevent a banned protest, while other party leaders are also being detained
Indian police detained Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke and other leaders in Delhi ahead of a protest demanding the chief election commissioner's resignation.
- Detention of Cockroach Janta Party founder.
- Protest against India's chief election commissioner.
- Police efforts to prevent the planned rally.
NEW DELHI: Police in the Indian capital Delhi detained the founder of the Cockroach Janta Party, Abhijeet Dipke, on Saturday, ahead of a protest called by the youth movement demanding the resignation of the country’s chief election commissioner, the party said.
TV channels reported earlier that police officers met Dipke at the Delhi airport after he arrived from the financial capital Mumbai and asked him to call off the protest as authorities had banned it.
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CJP leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka were also detained from their flight upon landing, the movement said in a statement.