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CJP Leaders Saurav Das And Ashutosh Ranka Sent To Five-Day Judicial Custody
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News18•14-10-2026, 09:15
CJP Leaders Saurav Das And Ashutosh Ranka Sent To Five-Day Judicial Custody
- •Cockroach Janta Party leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka were sent to five-day judicial custody and lodged in Tihar Jail.
- •They were detained for allegedly violating peace bonds and trespassing into Jantar Mantar, a denotified protest area.
- •The activists had raised slogans demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's resignation.
- •CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke slammed the Central government on social media, accusing it of crushing dissent.
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Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka were sent to five-day judicial custody in Tihar Jail for allegedly violating their peace bonds and trespassing into Jantar Mantar, which was denotified as a protest area.
Police registered a case against the activists covering charges including trespassing, violation of prohibitory orders, breach of a peace bond, and obstructing a public servant from discharging official duties after they breached barricades and entered Jantar Mantar.
The protests were organized by the CJP and other organizations to demand the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
