India's 'cockroach' movement leaders detained in jail for five days, founder says

Saurav Das, chief spokesperson of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), speaks next to Ashutosh Ranka, co-convenner of CJP, during a press conference at the Press Club of India following their release, amid protests demanding the resignation of India's Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, in New Delhi, India, October 11, 2026. REUTERS/Bhawika Chhabra

NEW ⁠DELHI, Oct 14 (Reuters) - ⁠An Indian ‌court ordered that two leaders of the 'cockroach' ​youth movement ⁠be detained ⁠in jail for ⁠five ‌days, the ⁠founder of the movement, ​Abhijeet ‌Dipke, said on ⁠Wednesday, ​a day after they ⁠entered a historic ​site popular for protests and chanted ⁠slogans demanding the election chief's resignation, violating ​a ⁠ban on demonstrations ​there.

(Reporting ‌by Sakshi Dayal, ​editing by YP Rajesh)