India’s Cockroach Janta party leader arrested amid crackdown on protests
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.
Dipke was detained before a planned Friday evening demonstration he had called in central Delhi, urging supporters of the movement to come out and hold up the Indian flag.
On Saturday local media reported he was arrested “to prevent a breach of the peace”, with broadcasters NDTV and India Today saying he would be called before a special executive magistrate later in…
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