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‘Cockroach’ party founder released by Indian police

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France-Presse, A. (2026, October 17). ‘Cockroach’ party founder released by Indian police. South China Morning Post. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3371274/cockroach-party-founder-released-indian-police?utm_source=rss_feed

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Abhijeet Dipke, founder of the 'Cockroach' party, was arrested in New Delhi on Friday during a police crackdown on protests against India’s election authority. He was detained as he attempted to join a rally organized by the CJP protest movement near Connaught Place. Police released Dipke on Saturday afternoon after he spent one night in custody; he waved to media and gave a thumbs up while leaving the station.
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Abhijeet Dipke, founder of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), was arrested by Indian police in New Delhi on Friday before a planned protest against the country’s election authority. The arrest came amid ongoing protests demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged voter-roll fraud that allegedly favors Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s BJP. Police detained Dipke under preventive detention and released him the following day after he appeared before a Special Executive Magistrate. More than 130 million voters were deleted during recent voter list revisions, which protesters claim unfairly benefited the BJP; however, the Election Commission denies this accusation.

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‘Cockroach’ party founder released by Indian police Abhijeet Dipke had been arrested amid a crackdown on protests against the country’s election authority Dipke, 31, was detained Friday in New Delhi as he headed to join a rally that the CJP protest movement had called in the capital’s central Connaught Place district. He walked out of a police station on Saturday afternoon waving to the media and giving a thumbs up as he was driven away.
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‘Cockroach’ party founder released by Indian police Abhijeet Dipke had been arrested amid a crackdown on protests against the country’s election authority Dipke, 31, was detained Friday in New Delhi as he headed to join a rally that the CJP protest movement had called in the capital’s central Connaught Place district. He walked out of a police station on Saturday afternoon waving to the media and giving a thumbs up as he was driven away. asserted
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“Abhijeet Dipke released,” CJP legal affairs chief Ratna Singh said on social media. asserted
Singh → release → media
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