The Guardian World · Oct 16, 2026

India’s Cockroach Janta party leader arrested amid crackdown on protests

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