Delhi Court Sends CJP's Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka to Judicial Custody for 5 Days
A Special Executive Magistrate court ordered five days of judicial custody after police said the activists breached barricades and faced trespass and public-order charges.
- On Wednesday, a Special Executive Magistrate Court remanded Cockroach Janta Party leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka to five days of judicial custody after their Tuesday arrest for allegedly trespassing at Jantar Mantar in Delhi.
- The CJP had been protesting alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls and demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, following Jantar Mantar's de-notification as a protest venue.
- Authorities released fellow leader Ajinkya Shinde on a personal bond, while police charged Das and Ranka with trespass, unlawful assembly, and disobeying public orders after they scaled locked gates holding the Indian flag.
- "Despite these illegal actions, their spirits are high," said Ratna Singh, CJP's legal affairs head, noting authorities denied the leaders access to counsel until late Tuesday night at Parliament Street police station.
- These arrests occurred just days after Das and Ranka signed a peace bond regarding previous protests, as critics argue that shifting demonstrations away from central Delhi reduces the visibility of public dissent.
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Top Indian ‘cockroach’ leaders sent to jail over Jantar Mantar protest site trespassing
NEW DELHI, Oct 14 — Two top leaders of India’s youth-led Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) were sent to jail for five days today for alleged trespassing, the party said.Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das “have been sent to five days judicial custody”, CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke said in a social media post.Das and Ranka were detained yesterday for entering Jantar Mantar, a day after Delhi Police announced that the Jantar Mantar street in the heart of the ca…
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Rahul Gandhi slams jailing of CJP's Saurav Das, Ashutosh Ranka as 'act of cowardice'
A Delhi court on Wednesday remanded Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka to five days of judicial custody, a day after they were detained for allegedly trespassing into Jantar Mantar while protesting against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
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A Delhi court remanded CJP leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka to five days of judicial custody following their arrest for trespassing at the denotified Jantar Mantar protest site. Fourteen members were detained for obstructing police, while a third leader, Ajinkya Shinde, was bound down for six months. 📰 Jantar Mantar Crackdown: Why CJP Leaders Were Sent to Custody While Ajinkya Shinde Was Bound Down.
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