{"id":"7ba6449d-7d25-4dcc-957b-41e36de8d9f2","url":"https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3370868/india-jails-cockroach-leaders-over-protests-against-alleged-voter-roll-manipulation","domain":"scmp.com","outlet":{"name":"South China Morning Post","country":"HK","cred":4,"lean":0,"curated":true,"owner":"Alibaba Group"},"title":"India jails ‘cockroach’ leaders over protests against alleged voter roll manipulation","plainHeadline":"Two CJP leaders remanded for five days amid protests over voter rolls.","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["Two leaders of Cockroach Janta Party were remanded for five days.","Police accuse them of trying to disturb public peace and violate law.","Protests targeted the election commission’s voter roll revision.","Rahul Gandhi supported the detained activists and criticized jailing.","Election authorities say the list revision removes duplicates and fraud."],"topics":["Politics","Environment","Education"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-10-14T08:48:44.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-10-14T09:03:30.375Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/c6cbc936-261b-4e77-bf6b-4546d538f135","storyId":"c6cbc936-261b-4e77-bf6b-4546d538f135","image":"https://cdn.i-scmp.com/sites/default/files/styles/1280x720/public/d8/images/canvas/2026/10/14/ec57d681-7914-413a-bf4a-df05722f2f16_ebe73935.jpg?itok=1V_pMxDC&v=1791967716","author":"Agence France-Presse","dek":"Two leaders of India’s youth-led Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) were remanded in custody for five days on Wednesday, as police ratcheted up efforts to clamp down on anti-election commission protests."}