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CJP Leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka Sent to 5-Day Judicial Custody
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News18•14-10-2026, 09:11
CJP Leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka Sent to 5-Day Judicial Custody
- •CJP leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka were sent to five days of judicial custody in Delhi following a confrontation with police at Jantar Mantar.
- •The protest was organized by the Cockroach Janata Party and opposition groups demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
- •Protesters are demanding action over alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
- •Delhi Police detained leaders Saurav Das, Ashutosh Ranka, and Ajinkya Shinde after they crossed barricades into Jantar Mantar.
- •Jantar Mantar had recently been removed from the list of designated protest sites, intensifying disputes over freedom of assembly.
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Cockroach Janta Party leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka were sentenced to five days of judicial custody in Delhi following a confrontation with police.
The leaders were detained after allegedly crossing police barricades and entering Jantar Mantar, which had been recently removed from the list of designated protest sites.
The protests led by the Cockroach Janta Party demanded the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
