'Cockroach' group leaders among hundreds detained in Delhi protest

Tens of thousands of security personnel were deployed and roads barricaded ahead of the demonstration.

Delhi Police has not commented on the detentions/SCREENGRAB/BBC

Delhi Police has not commented on the detentions/SCREENGRAB/BBC

Hundreds of protesters have reportedly been detained in Delhi during the latest demonstration by the Gen-Z led Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) over electoral reforms.

The group said its founder Abhijeet Dipke, who began the movement in May after India's Chief Justice likened some jobless young people to "cockroaches", was detained with other leaders shortly after landing in Delhi.

Delhi Police has not commented on the detentions, but had refused permission for the protest to take place at Jantar Mantar, a landmark in the Indian capital.

The group - who are not registered as a political party in India - are seeking electoral reforms just months before crucial state elections.

Source: The Star