Bangladesh, Oct. 16 -- IIndian authorities launched a major security crackdown in New Delhi to block a mass protest called by the youth-led Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) on Saturday (Oct. 10). The protesters, led by CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke, demanded the resignation of India's Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar over alleged voter list fraud and electoral irregularities that critics claim favour the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Police detained more than 2,000 protesters, including Abhijeet Dipke (who was detained at Delhi airport) and several opposition figures across Delhi and Mumbai. Most detainees were released later that night.

The United Nations human rights office expressed concerns over mass detentions before ...