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CJP Protest: Ashutosh Ranka And Sourav Das Sent To Judicial Custody
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News18•14-10-2026, 10:05
CJP Protest: Ashutosh Ranka And Sourav Das Sent To Judicial Custody
- •CJP leaders Sourav Das and Ashutosh Ranka have been remanded to five days of judicial custody by a Special Executive Magistrate.
- •The court ruling coincides with Ashutosh Ranka's birthday, landing him in jail on his special day.
- •Ajinkya Shinde, the third arrested member, was granted bail after signing a bail bond.
- •The leaders were arrested for forcibly entering Jantar Mantar and violating the terms of their previously executed peace bonds.
- •They had crossed barricades and raised slogans demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
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A Special Executive Magistrate remanded Ashutosh Ranka and Sourav Das to five days of judicial custody for violating Section 163 of the IPC and breaching their previously signed peace bonds after entering the Jantar Mantar area without permission.
Unlike fellow CJP leaders Ashutosh Ranka and Sourav Das who received judicial custody, Ajinkya Shinde was granted bail after signing a bail bond following their arrest at Jantar Mantar.
Delhi Police Commissioner Anurag Kumar issued an order designating Ramlila Maidan, Burari Ground, and CBD Ground as official protest locations, following which Jantar Mantar was removed from the list of notified demonstration sites.
