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Setback for Cockroach Janta Party Leaders as Custody Extended Until October 21
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News18•19-10-2026, 19:40
Setback for Cockroach Janta Party Leaders as Custody Extended Until October 21
- •Cockroach Janta Party leaders Saurabh Das and Ashutosh Ranka suffered a setback as a Delhi court extended their judicial custody until October 21.
- •Both leaders are lodged in Tihar Jail for allegedly making unauthorized entry at Jantar Mantar and violating peace bond conditions.
- •They are accused of crossing barricades into a non-notified protest area and raising slogans demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
- •Police stated that the leaders violated a previously signed bond to maintain peace for a year and obstructed public servants from discharging their duties.
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A Delhi court extended the judicial custody of Cockroach Janta Party leaders Saurabh Das and Ashutosh Ranka until October 21. They were detained for allegedly making unauthorized entry at Jantar Mantar and violating peace bond conditions during a protest.
Police registered a case against the CJP workers for unauthorized entry, violating prohibitory orders, breaching peace-keeping bond conditions, and obstructing public servants from doing their official duties.
The protesters raised slogans demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and also raised questions regarding alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
