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India’s ‘cockroach’ movement leaders arrested again as voter roll dispute grows

Bloomberg · South China Morning Post
Published 13 Oct 2026, 9:46 pm·1 h ago·1 min read
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Leaders of India’s “cockroach” protest movement were detained again on Tuesday, their second detention in days, as a stand-off with authorities deepened over a contentious overhaul of voter rolls. Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das, two prominent faces of the youth-led Cockroach Janta Party, were taken into custody with other members after jumping barricades to enter Jantar Mantar, historically one of New Delhi’s main protest venues. Delhi police on Monday removed Jantar Mantar’s designation as a...

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