Delhi protests over voter roll revisions: leaders of the 'cockroach' group released

BBC and NPR report mass protests and a large-scale police response in the Indian capital. Delhi is bracing for more demonstrations.

According to NPR, parts of the Indian capital are on lockdown after protests against sweeping revisions to the voter rolls were met with a massive police crackdown.

BBC reports that the leaders of the ‘cockroach’ group, including CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke, were detained when they arrived in Delhi on Saturday and have since been released. The outlet writes that the city is bracing for further protests. The two outlets’ summaries do not directly link the group to the voter roll protests, and neither gives figures for detentions or participants.