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'Cockroach' party founder released from Indian police custody

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Newest development Oct 17, 2026 · 3 reports'Cockroach' party founder released from Indian police custody

India's youth-led Cockroach Janata Party founder Abhijeet Dipke was released from detention on Saturday, a day after his arrest during a police crackdown on protests against the election authority.

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  1. India news: 'Cockroach' party founder Abhijeet Dipke under preventive arrest

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    'Cockroach' party founder released from Indian police custody

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  1. Deutsche Welle

    India: CJP's Dipke detained amid call for fresh Delhi demo (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Police placed the founder of the Cockroach Janta Party, Abhijeet Dipke, in preventive detention. He was calling for a protest in central Delhi in defiance of a court order banning it. DW has more.

  2. Financial Times

    India police detain ‘Cockroach’ leader again to head off new protests (opens Financial Times)

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    Abhijeet Dipke taken into custody for second time in a week as youth movement pushes for resignation of chief elections commissioner

  3. The Guardian

    India’s Cockroach Janta party leader detained amid crackdown on protests (opens The Guardian)

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    Abhijeet Dipke was arrested ahead of planned anti-government demonstrations in Delhi The leader of the Cockroach Janta party (CJP) youth movement, Abhijeet Dipke, was detained by police from his home on Friday as authorities cracked down on fresh anti-government protests in the Indian capital.

  4. Deutsche Welle

    India news: 'Cockroach' party founder Abhijeet Dipke under preventive arrest (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    CJP's Abhijeet Dipke is due to appear before a Special Executive Magistrate later in the day. Dipke was detained ahead of a demonstration in New Delhi on Friday. DW has more.

  5. Deutsche Welle

    India news: CJP founder released a day after detention (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    India's "Cockroach" movement founder, Abhijeet Dipke, was released after agreeing to certain conditions, according to the CJP's head of legal affairs. DW has more.

  6. WFMZ Allentown

    'Cockroach' party founder released from Indian police custody (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    India's youth-led Cockroach Janata Party founder Abhijeet Dipke was released from detention on Saturday, a day after his arrest during a police crackdown on protests against the election authority.

  7. France 24

    India's 'cockroach' movement founder released from police custody (opens France 24)

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    Indian police released Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke from detention on Saturday after the activist was detained ahead of a rally calling for the resignation of India's chief election commissioner.

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