India's 'cockroach' movement leader released from detention, lawyer says


Abhijeet Dipke, head of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) speaks during an interview at his home in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, India, August 4, 2026. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas/File Photo

NEW ⁠DELHI, ⁠Oct 11 (Reuters) - ‌India's "cockroach" protest movement ​leader Abhijeet ⁠Dipke ⁠was released from ⁠detention ‌with ⁠two other ​senior ‌leaders on ⁠Sunday, ​a ⁠lawyer for ​Dipke said in a ⁠post on X.

(Reporting ​by ⁠Shilpa ​Jamkhandikar; ‌Editing by ​William Mallard)

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