Delhi court releases Cockroach party leaders after protest detention

A Delhi court freed three leaders of the Cockroach Janta Party on Sunday, one day after police detained them. The three men, Abhijeet Dipke, Saurav Das, and Ashutosh Ranka, had come to Delhi to lead protests about electoral reform. The court agreed to release them, but they must keep the peace for one year.

Police also detained thousands of other protesters on Saturday, including lawyers and activists. Most were released the same night. Student leader Neha Bora tried to march to Jantar Mantar but was stopped and detained.

The protests targeted Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged problems with voter rolls. Delhi deployed thousands of security officers and blocked roads before further protests on Sunday.