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Feed/General/India's 'Cockroach' movement says many members detained ahead of Delhi rally

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Indian court orders release of two leaders of Cockroach movement

Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi · The Guardian · World

Published 22 Oct 2026, 2:26 am·1 h ago·1 min read

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Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka spent a week in jail after defying restrictions on protests in Delhi amid government crackdown An Indian court has ordered the release of two leaders of India’s Cockroach movement, who were jailed last week amid a mounting state crackdown on youth-led protests. The two leaders of the Cockroach Janta party (CJP) movement, Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka, had spent a week in Delhi’s Tihar jail after being arrested by Delhi police last week. Continue reading...

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Leaders of India's youth-led Cockroach Janta Party have been sent to prison following a protest over voter roll revisions.

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