Indian authorities deployed a sweeping security crackdown across New Delhi and detained thousands of protesters Saturday as India's youth “Cockroach” movement sought to intensify a nationwide campaign against a contentious voter list revision that has fueled anger at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist government and election authorities.

The protest call on Saturday triggered extensive security restrictions across the National Capital. By 7 pm, around 6,000 people had reportedly been detained, while demonstrators were prevented from reaching Jantar Mantar.

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Police detained more than 2,000 protesters in India in a crackdown on a demonstration organised by the Cockroach Janta Party, a youth movement which has demanded electoral reform. Officials in Delhi refused permission for the protest to go ahead,