India

Indian police detained Abhijeet Dipke, founder of the country’s so-called “cockroach” movement, on Friday before a protest he had called in Delhi’s central business district, according to live images shared by his group.

The planned rally was the latest demonstration seeking the resignation of India’s election chief. Dipke had called for supporters to gather in the capital’s central commercial area.

The images from the group showed Dipke being detained by police ahead of the planned protest. The supplied material did not provide further details about the detention or say whether he was later released.