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Indian Gen Z Protest Leader Is Released on Bail After Arrest

New York Times17 October 2026, 15:50 UTCIndia

Abhijeet Dipke, the founder of the Cockroach Janta Party, was detained on his way to a protest called to demand the resignation of India’s top election official.

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