Indian police crack down on 'Cockroach' protest in Delhi

Indian authorities have imposed extraordinary security measures to block protesters from joining a demonstration called by the Cockroach Janta Party in New Delhi. The main leaders of the party have been detained too.

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Below, you can review news from India from Saturday, October 10:

• Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke and other party leaders detained on landing in Delhi
• 43,000 police and security personnel deployed across Delhi
• Internet services suspended in central Delhi
• Massive restrictions in place on metro and railway services
• CJP called for a rally — that has not been authorized by police — to oppose ongoing revision of voter lists and demand resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar

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