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India’s ‘cockroach movement’ says founder not in detention or arrested

By Thomson Reuters Jul 20, 2026 | 6:14 AM

(Corrects after movement posted on X ​saying ‌Dipke was not in detention after earlier ‌saying ​he ⁠had been picked ⁠up by police)

NEW DELHI, July 20 (Reuters) – ​India’s youth-led “cockroach movement” ⁠said in ⁠a statement ​on X ​on Monday that its ‌founder Abhijeet Dipke was not ⁠in “detention or arrest” after earlier saying ⁠he ‌was “picked ⁠up” by ​police.

(Reporting ‌by Sakshi ​Dayal and ⁠Tanvi Mehta; Editing by YP Rajesh and Alison ​Williams)