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Thousands detained in New Delhi as police crack down on 'cockroach' movement

Police detained “cockroach movement” leader Abhijeet Dipke and two others as hundreds of protesters defied a heavy security clampdown in New Delhi.

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00:02Thousands of people have been detained in New Delhi as part of a police crackdown on India's cockroach movement.
00:11The man behind India's satirical party, Abhijit Deepke, was detained along with two other leaders before they even left their
00:20flight in the capital.
00:25Protesters accused the Election Commission of misconduct in a nationwide revision of voter roll lists, which has fueled anger at
00:32Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist government.
00:37They're calling on the Election Commissioner to resign.
00:43Since Friday, tens of thousands of police and paramilitary troops have been deployed.
00:48Dozens of metro stations are closed, trains have been cancelled and mobile internet was shut down near the protest site.

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