India police detain Cockroach Janta Party leaders ahead of Delhi protest

Police deployed and restricted transport in New Delhi before a mass protest demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar resign over voter list changes. Reports say leaders including founder Abhijeet Dipke were detained, though one post claims Dhruv Rathee was held too.

Timeline

1. 8 Oct, 19:49 UTCCockroach movement says members detained
2. 10 Oct, 04:22 UTCDhruv Rathee reportedly detained at home
3. 10 Oct, 05:54 UTCAl Jazeera live: leaders detained, Delhi lockdown
4. 13 Oct, 09:08 UTCFirst appeared on NDTV
5. 14 Oct, 08:10 UTCPicked up on Google Trends
6. 15 Oct, 01:09 UTCPicked up on Reddit

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