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Protesters seeking India election chief's ouster detained, as 'cockroach' leaders released

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Police detained hundreds of protesters in Delhi for a second day on Sunday as sporadic protests broke out demanding India's election chief quit, while a court ordered the release of "cockroach" movement founder Abhijeet Dipke and two other senior leaders.

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  • Reported by France 24 and published Sun, 11 Oct 2026 16:08:39 UTC.

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  1. India's "Cockroach Party" leaders released from detention

  2. Meet the man helping India’s detained protesters get home

  3. Cockroach Janta Party accuses Modi of ‘waging war’ on Indians

  4. India's 'cockroach' leaders vow to keep up election protests

  5. India's 'Cockroach' protest leaders freed, vow to continue demonstrations

  6. Protesters seeking India election chief's ouster detained, as 'cockroach' leaders released

  7. CJI Surya Kant rejects INDIA bloc leaders’ request for meeting over ‘vote chori’

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