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India jails ‘cockroach’ leaders over protests against alleged voter roll manipulation

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SignalsMonitor is following this as a politics story. South China Morning Post Asia is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to India. The first report grouped here was at 14 Oct 2026, 08:48 UTC. The headline in use is “India jails ‘cockroach’ leaders over protests against alleged voter roll manipulation”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
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Two leaders of India’s youth-led Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) were remanded in custody for five days on Wednesday, as police ratcheted up efforts to clamp down on anti-election commission protests. CJP activists and opposition parties have defied a security crackdown to demand the resignation of India’s chief election commissioner, accusing…
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India jails ‘cockroach’ leaders over protests against alleged voter roll manipulation
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