Indian police detain Cockroach Janta Party leaders ahead of protest against election chief
Police in India have detained Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke and other leaders before a protest demanding the resignation of the country's election chief. Al Jazeera's live coverage describes New Delhi as being in lockdown.
Police in India detained Abhijeet Dipke, the founder of the Cockroach Janta Party, and several other party leaders on 10 October. The detentions came before a planned protest at which participants intended to demand that the country's election chief quit.
Al Jazeera's live blog describes the Indian capital, New Delhi, as being in lockdown. The source material gives no further detail on how many people were held, where exactly the demonstration was due to take place, or what reason police gave for the detentions.
It also does not explain why protesters want the election chief to step down, or whether those detained have since been released. Those questions remain open until more information is available from police or from the party itself.
