India detains protest leaders amid voter roll manipulation allegations

Two leaders of India's Cockroach Janta Party were remanded for five days as police intensify a crackdown on protests demanding the chief election commissioner's resignation over alleged voter roll manipulation favoring the ruling party. The situation marks an escalation in domestic political tensions, with opposition parties joining the protests. The veracity of the manipulation claims remains unverified, but the crackdown signals a hardening state response.