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'Cockroach' group leaders among hundreds detained in Delhi protest
Tens of thousands of security personnel were deployed and roads barricaded ahead of the demonstration.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by BBC News
India’s ‘Cockroach’ leaders detained; New Delhi in lockdown
What happened
Indian police crackdown appears to have prevented mass protests against the country's election chief from taking place.
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- Reported by Al Jazeera and published Sat, 10 Oct 2026 12:50:34 UTC.
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