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  "id": 13371940,
  "title": "Indian police detain 'cockroach' movement founder Abhijeet Dipke",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/indian-police-detain-cockroach-movement-founder-abhijeet-dipke-13371940",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-10T08:54:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40443555/indian-police-detain-cockroach-movement-founder-abhijeet-dipke"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Indian police detained Abhijeet Dipke, the founder of the Cockroach Janta Party, on Saturday in Delhi. According to the party, Dipke was detained ahead of a planned protest demanding the resignation of India's chief election commissioner. The protest was called to highlight alleged irregularities in the revision of electoral rolls.\n\nDipke was detained at Delhi's airport after arriving from Mumbai, along with other party leaders, including Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka, and YouTuber Dhruv Rathee. The party had planned to hold a protest at Jantar Mantar, but the police had banned the event. The detained leaders were asked to call off the protest, but Dipke stated that he was prepared to be arrested and that the party's nationwide agitation would continue.\n\nThe Cockroach Janta Party is demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged irregularities in the revision of electoral rolls, including the Special Intensive Revision exercise. The party described its protest as peaceful.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Live Mint",
        "title": "CJP protest today LIVE: Abhijeet Dipke detained after landing in Delhi - What's next? CISF troops deployed at airport",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/cjp-protest-today-live-abhijeet-dipke-detained-after-landing-in-delhi",
        "published": "2026-10-10T05:27:10.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "NDTV - India News",
        "title": "\"Arrest Me\": Abhijeet Dipke Detained From Plane Ahead Of CJP's Delhi Protest",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/arrest-me-abhijeet-dipke-detained-from-plane-ahead-of-cjps-delhi",
        "published": "2026-10-10T05:41:14.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Indian police detain ‘cockroach’ movement founder Abhijeet Dipke",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/indian-police-detain-cockroach-movement-founder-abhijeet-dipke",
        "published": "2026-10-10T05:51:42.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "Delhi protest: CJP’s Abhijeet Dipke, Saurav Das, Ashutosh Ranka detained",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/delhi-protest-cjps-abhijeet-dipke-saurav-das-ashutosh-ranka-detained",
        "published": "2026-10-10T05:58:22.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "Abhijeet Dipke, Dhruv Rathee, Pinarayi Vijayan: Key leaders, CJP face detention on protest day | Full list",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/abhijeet-dipke-dhruv-rathee-pinarayi-vijayan-key-leaders-cjp-face",
        "published": "2026-10-10T06:48:18.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}