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Police detain leaders of Cockroach Janta Party during protest in New Delhi

Police in New Delhi detained leaders and volunteers of the youth-led Cockroach Janta Party after they entered a protest site that authorities had declared off-limits. The party stated on Tuesday that key organisers were taken into custody following the flash demonstration. The total number of detainees has not been independently confirmed.

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The sources disagree.
Each position is reported as its publisher stated it. We do not reconcile them.
3 differing positions reported on attribution across 3 publishers; unresolved.
  • prothomaloHome Ministry
  • thehinduDelhi Police
  • feeds-feedburnercampaign
2 differing positions reported on location across 4 publishers; unresolved.
  • prothomaloJantar Mantar
  • thehinduJantar Mantar
  • feeds-feedburnerJantar Mantar
  • theguardianIndia
WhereNew Delhi
28.621, 77.215 ±10 km
First reported12 days ago
Published2026-10-13 09:21 UTC
Sources7
How this travelled.
Reports20Independent tellings5
5 independently corroborated tellings.

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Global Event Monitor. Police detain leaders of Cockroach Janta Party during protest in New Delhi. 2026-10-13T09:21:00.175Z. Status: published. urn:global-events-monitor:event:5708. https://global.eventmonitor.net/event/2026-10-13/india-detains-top-cockroach-leaders-after-flash-protest-9ca23426

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