Pakistan, Oct. 17 -- Abhijeet Dipke, the founder of India's "cockroach" movement, and a few others were detained in Delhi as police tried to stop a protest demanding the resignation of the country's election chief.

Hundreds had gathered in Connaught Place, one of the capital's busiest commercial districts, waving Indian flags and shouting slogans despite a heavy security presence.

Police sealed off Central Park, the planned site of the protest, and deployed thousands of police and paramilitary personnel to prevent the gathering.

The Gen Z-led Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) accuses India's Election Commission of manipulating voter lists to favour Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ruling BJP. Both deny the allegation.

The group has held a ser...