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Indian authorities detained thousands of Gen Z protesters in sports stadiums and makeshift detention centres on October 16 as part of efforts to crush a mass demonstration over alleged voter fraud, according to France 24. The government rounded up protesters from the cockroach movement while simultaneously arresting the movement's founder, Abhijeet Dipke, at his arrival in the country and detaining him again the following day. Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government said the measures were necessary to protect civil order. The large-scale detentions represent a significant escalation in state suppression of youth-led political activism and signal intensifying tensions around electoral integrity and freedom of assembly in India.