Leader of the 'cockroaches' movement arrested before a demonstration in India
Two other spokespersons for the movement were also detained
TL;DR
- Abhijeet Dipke, leader of the 'cockroaches' student movement, was detained in New Delhi.
- The movement protests against a revision of electoral lists that has allegedly removed 130 million voters.
- Critics accuse the revision process of excluding minorities and vulnerable populations, benefiting the ruling BJP.
- The Election Commission denies any irregularities in the revision process.
- Thousands of people were reportedly detained during the protests.
- The UN Human Rights Office demanded the immediate release of those arbitrarily detained.
- Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi urged continued protest despite the crackdown.