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Ashutosh Ranka Sent to Tihar Jail on Birthday, 5-Day Custody for CJP Leaders
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News18•14-10-2026, 09:50
Ashutosh Ranka Sent to Tihar Jail on Birthday, 5-Day Custody for CJP Leaders
- •CJP leaders Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das have been sent to 5 days of judicial custody in Tihar Jail following their arrest for forcible entry at Jantar Mantar.
- •The court action comes as a major setback for CJP after police argued that Ranka and Das violated the conditions of a peace bond and Section 163 of the BNS.
- •Co-accused Ajinkya Shinde was granted bail by the magistrate after filling a bail bond of Rs 5,000 with instructions not to cause disturbances for a year.
- •The trio was detained after breaching barricades and protesting for the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar at Jantar Mantar, which is no longer a notified protest site.
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Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das were sent to Tihar Jail for five days of judicial custody after violating a previously signed peace bond and breaking Section 163 of the BNS following an unauthorized protest at Jantar Mantar.
Unlike his co-accused, Ajinkya Shinde was granted bail by the magistrate after filling a bail bond of Rs 5,000 and was instructed not to cause any disturbance for a year.
Delhi Police Commissioner Anurag Kumar issued an order designating Ramlila Maidan, Burari Maidan, and CBD Maidan as authorized sites for protests, while Jantar Mantar was removed from the notified list.
