Stories
CJP Leaders Sent to Judicial Custody for Jantar Mantar Trespassing
- •Cockroach Janata Party leaders Saurav Das, Ashutosh Ranka, and Ajinkya Shinde were sent to five-day judicial custody.
- •The leaders were detained after trespassing at Jantar Mantar and demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
- •They face multiple charges, including bond violation, trespassing, and disrupting a public official's duty.
- •Jantar Mantar was recently de-notified as a designated protest site by the Delhi Police.
- •The arrests occur amid heightened security and ongoing protests over alleged electoral roll irregularities.
Key Questions Answered
Cockroach Janata Party leaders Saurav Das, Ashutosh Ranka, and Ajinkya Shinde were sent to five-day judicial custody after being placed under preventive arrest for trespassing at Jantar Mantar. They were booked for charges including bond violation and disrupting a public official's duty.
The leaders sneaked into Jantar Mantar and raised slogans demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. This protest occurred after Delhi Police de-notified Jantar Mantar as a designated protest site.
Following their detention on October 10 for protesting to seek the CEC's resignation, they were released after furnishing a bond of Rs 50,000. They had also undertaken an agreement not to be involved in any breach-of-peace cases for a year.
