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India's "cockroach" youth movement leader was released by an Indian court on Saturday (Oct 17), a day after he was detained for trying to lead another protest rally in New Delhi calling for the resignation of the country's election chief.

Abhijeet Dipke, founder of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) was released on bail after he agreed to certain conditions.

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00:02The leader of India's cockroach youth movement was released by a court on Saturday,
00:07a day after being detained for attempting to join another protest in New Delhi,
00:12calling for the resignation of the country's election chief.
00:16Thirty-one-year-old Abhijit Dipke was detained on Friday while heading to a rally
00:21organized by the Cockroach Jantha Party protest movement in the capital's Connaught Place district.
00:27CJP Legal Affairs Head Ratna Singh said Dipke was released on bail after agreeing to certain conditions,
00:35but did not disclose the terms.
00:37Dipke's youth-led group, opposition parties and student organizations have staged near-daily protests this month,
00:45demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over a voter list revision
00:51they allege favors Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party.
00:57the

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