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Judicial Custody Extended for CJB Leaders Sourav Das and Ashutosh
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News18•19-10-2026, 20:56
Judicial Custody Extended for CJB Leaders Sourav Das and Ashutosh
- •The judicial custody of Karappan Poochi Janata Party leaders Sourav Das and Ashutosh Ranga has been extended for another two days.
- •They were arrested after entering the banned Jantar Mantar area in Delhi to display the Indian flag and protest.
- •Protests have been ongoing demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
- •While Sourav Das and Ashutosh Ranga faced extended custody, another arrested member, Ajinkyashinde, was granted bail by the court.
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The judicial custody of Cockroach Janta Party leaders Sourav Das and Ashutosh Ranka was extended because they allegedly violated peace bonds and trespassed into Jantar Mantar, which was denotified as a protest area, after demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
Police registered cases against the CJP leaders for unauthorized entry, violating prohibition orders, breaking peace bond conditions, and obstructing public servants from performing their official duties during protests at Jantar Mantar.
Sourav Das and Ashutosh Ranka were initially remanded to five days of judicial custody on October 14 after being produced before the Special Executive Magistrate following their arrest at Jantar Mantar.
