India's 'cockroach' movement leaders detained in jail for five days, party and police say
Police said the two CJP leaders entered a denotified protest site and were remanded after alleged trespass and obstruction charges.
- On Wednesday, Delhi Police sent Cockroach Janta Party leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka to five-day judicial custody in Tihar Jail for trespassing into Jantar Mantar, a denotified protest site, on Tuesday.
- Police claim the group conducted reconnaissance on Monday night, then trespassed through private premises to reach the barricaded site and demand resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
- Authorities registered two cases at Connaught Place and Parliament Street police stations against 14 members for charges including trespassing, violating prohibitory orders, and obstructing public servants.
- While Das and Ranka remain in custody, Ajinkya Shinde was released after signing a personal bond of Rs 5,000, with conditions requiring him to maintain peace for six months.
- The Special Executive Magistrate court remanded the leaders to custody "for repeated violations of law and serious apprehension that if released on bail, they will again violate the law and instigate others.
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