Abhijeet Dipke, founder of the Cockroach Janta Party, rose to prominence this year when a weeks-long sit-in contributed to India's education minister resigning.

Abhijeet Dipke, founder of the Cockroach Janta Party, rose to prominence this year when a weeks-long sit-in contributed to India's education minister resigning.

An Indian court ordered the release of three leaders of the viral "cockroach" youth movement on Sunday, a day after their detention ahead of protests over alleged irregularities in voter-roll revisions.…

Leaders of the youth-led protest movement had been detained ahead of a large protest in Delhi calling for India's election commissioner to step down. Fresh protests have been called. Follow DW.

Leaders of the youth-led protest movement were detained ahead of a large demonstration in Delhi demanding India's election commissioner step down. Meanwhile, fresh protests have been called. Follow DW.

Indian police detained the head of the satirical "cockroach" online movement on Saturday, the group said, ahead of a major protest against the Election Commission that prompted strict security measures.…

Indian police detained the head of the satirical "cockroach" online movement on Saturday as hundreds of protesters demanding the election commissioner's resignation gathered in New Delhi despite a heavy security crackdown.