# Indian police crack down on 'Cockroach' protest in Delhi

> Indian police detain opposition leaders as 'Cockroach' protest faces crackdown.
- Title: Indian police crack down on 'Cockroach' protest in Delhi · Dw
- Summary: Indian police detain opposition leaders as 'Cockroach' protest faces crackdown. Indian police detained opposition leaders including Arvind Kejriwal and Rahul…
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## Police crackdown begins
Indian police detained thousands of protesters in a major crackdown on Saturday, October 10, 2026.
## CJP leaders detained
Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke and two other leaders detained before landing in Delhi.
## 43,000 police deployed
43,000 police and security personnel deployed across Delhi to manage protests.
## Internet suspended
Internet services suspended in central Delhi during the protest crackdown.
## Metro and rail restrictions
Massive restrictions on metro and railway services in central Delhi during protests.
## CJP rally call
Cockroach Janta Party called for an unauthorized rally to oppose voter list revisions and demand Chief Election Commissioner resignation.
## Opposition leaders detained
Arvind Kejriwal, Mamata Banerjee, Pinarayi Vijayan and Rahul Gandhi detained by police during protests.
## Rahul Gandhi's statement
Rahul Gandhi called the crackdown an act of 'cowardice' and named Modi, Shah, RSS, Gyanesh Kumar and Doval as 'villains of this story'.
## Priyanka Gandhi's statement
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra wrote on social media that India is no longer a democracy but a dictatorship run by Modi and Shah.
## Voter list revision concerns
Opposition leaders warn voter list revision could strip millions of voting rights and benefit Prime Minister Modi's ruling BJP.
## Election Commission response
Election Commission of India rejected allegations, saying voter list revision aims to remove duplicate and ineligible voters.
## Protest history
CJP's mass mobilization in July forced then education minister to resign over examination scandal.
## Protesters describe police
Protesters described heavy police presence as a 'game of perception' with 100 police for 20 protesters.
## CJP appoints new leader
Ajinkya Shinde, CJP's interim leader, called for continued march to Jantar Mantar despite leaders detained.
## Journalists detained
Indian media outlets reported journalists briefly detained by police while covering protests.
## CJP leader's grandmother dies
CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke's grandmother died in her native village in Maharashtra.
## Key takeaway

Indian police detained opposition leaders including Arvind Kejriwal and Rahul Gandhi during protests against voter list revisions.