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India Jails Two ‘Cockroach’ Protest Leaders for Five Days

Two top leaders of India’s “Cockroach” protest movement were arrested and sent to jail for five days as a standoff with authorities intensified over a contentious voter-roll revision.

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New Delhi Deploys Heavy Security Ahead of Voter-Roll ProtestFrom mass detentions to liquor-store closures, authorities in New Delhi are leaving little to chance as they prepare for a weekend of protests over a contentious revision of India’s voter rolls.

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