Indian authorities detained Abhijeet Dipke, founder of the satirical Cockroach Janta Party, ahead of a planned protest in New Delhi on Friday. He was held under preventive arrest and was due to appear before a Special Executive Magistrate later on Saturday, according to the latest report.
Indian authorities on Friday detained Abhijeet Dipke, the founder of the satirical youth movement "Cockroach Janta Party", ahead of a new protest in New Delhi, live images from the group showed. Police earlier closed a central New Delhi park in an attempt to stifle near-daily demonstrations calling for the election authority chief's resignation over the removal of more than 130 million people from voter lists.
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.
Indian authorities on Friday detained Abhijeet Dipke, the founder of the satirical youth movement "Cockroach Janta Party", ahead of a new protest in New Delhi, live images from the group showed. Police earlier closed a central New Delhi park in an attempt to stifle near-daily demonstrations calling for the election authority chief's resignation over the removal of more than 130 million people from voter lists.
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