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Indian police released Abhijeet Dipke, founder of the Cockroach Janta Party activist movement, from detention on October 18, 2026, after he was held ahead of a rally demanding the resignation of India's chief election commissioner. The release came as authorities continued detaining two other CJP leaders arrested while protesting at a site police had declared off-limits, underscoring tensions between security forces and the grassroots movement demanding electoral reform.