Abhijeet Dipke Released After Detention
Abhijeet Dipke, founder of the Cockroach Janta Party, was released from police custody after being detained during protests against India’s chief election commissioner. Two other CJP leaders remain in custody following arrests at a restricted protest site.
What happened
- Abhijeet Dipke, leader of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), was released on Saturday after being detained in New Delhi while heading to a protest.
- Ratna Singh, CJP’s legal affairs chief, stated Dipke was released after agreeing to certain conditions.
- Neha Bora, an AISA President, was also released after being detained during a protest.
- Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das, two other CJP leaders, remain in custody after being arrested at Jantar Mantar, a site restricted by police.
- Opposition parties and CJP activists have protested against the Election Commission of India’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) which has removed over 130 million names from voter rolls.
- BJP members have accused the opposition of attempting to create chaos and using young people as pawns.
- The Election Commission denies wrongdoing, stating the revision removes deceased, relocated, and duplicate voters.
Original reporting
- Deutsche Welle: India: 'Cockroach' (CJP) leader Abhijeet Dipke released after detention
2026-10-18T06:29:00+00:00 - France 24 English: India's 'cockroach' movement founder released from police custody
2026-10-18T05:47:00+00:00 - New York Times World: Indian Gen Z Protest Leader Is Released on Bail After Arrest
2026-10-17T15:50:19+00:00