India detains hundreds, locks down Delhi to foil election chief protest

Indian authorities detained hundreds of individuals and implemented a security lockdown in Delhi to prevent a planned protest regarding the country's election leadership. The measures were taken to preemptively block demonstrations centered on the Election Commission of India.

Among those taken into custody were the founder and senior leadership of the Cockroach Janta Party. According to a statement from the group, founder Abhijeet Dipke and leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka were detained by police immediately upon their arrival at a Delhi airport following a flight from Mumbai.