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India: Youth Movement Leaders Detained Ahead of Delhi Protest

Indian police detained youth movement founder Abhijeet Dipke and two fellow activists at Delhi airport ahead of a planned protest in the capital.


Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi, 2023
Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi, 2023 · Photo: Tamjeed Ahmed · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Indian police detained Abhijeet Dipke, the founder of the youth movement Cockroach Janta Party, alongside fellow activists Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka, CNA and Nikkei Asia reported. According to the reports, the three were taken into custody at Delhi airport on Saturday.

The detentions occurred ahead of a youth protest scheduled to take place in the capital, where demonstrators planned to demand the resignation of India's chief election commissioner. Further details regarding the circumstances of their detention or subsequent legal steps have not yet been released.

Sources: CNA, Nikkei Asia

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