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SEM Court Sends CJP Leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka to Judicial Custody
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News18•14-10-2026, 23:15
SEM Court Sends CJP Leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka to Judicial Custody
- •Special Executive Magistrate Court remanded CJP leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka to five days of judicial custody till October 19.
- •The court action was taken after the accused failed to furnish a sound surety required for their release to maintain public peace and order.
- •Investigators stated that the accused posted videos on social media and urged the public to gather for an unauthorized protest at Jantar Mantar.
- •Police noted that the accused jumped from the JDU Office premises, raised slogans, and violated lawful directions, leading to multiple FIRs against them.
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Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka were remanded to five days of judicial custody by the SEM Court because they failed to furnish a sound surety required for release and violated a prior peace bond under Section 136 BNSS.
The leaders jumped from inside the premises of the JDU Office to reach Jantar Mantar, where they raised slogans and created a disturbance after organizing an unpermitted protest via social media.
While Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka were sent to judicial custody for violating previous bond conditions, fellow CJP leader Ajinkya Shinde was granted bail after signing a standard peace bond.
