New Delhi: Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) activists Saurabh Das and Ashutosh Ranka left the Delhi Police Crime Branch office at Rajouri Garden on Thursday after appearing before the investigation team probing the trespass case inside Jantar Mantar.
The activists were summoned by the Crime Branch.
Earlier, Das and Ranka were unable to appear before the Crime Branch on October 22 when they were called appear before the investigation team at noon. Ajinkya Shinde, another CJP activist was also summoned.
Ranka said they were unable to appear before the Crime Branch. “We told them that we won’t be able to go to the Crime branch today. We’ll get to know more about the new dates.”
“We are expecting them to contact us. As of now, there is no particular date. We weren’t able to arrive on the previous date, we told them. They said they will check and let us know. We are expecting them to contact us,” he said.
CJP Activists Detained After October 13 Protest
Das and Ranka were detained over their protest in Jantar Mantar on October 13.
Police said that the activists had entered the area from private property and had breached terms of peace.
They were later summoned to be questioned at the Rajouri Garden office by the Crime Branch.
Released On October 21 By SEM Court
Das and Ranka were released on October 21 after being given bail by the Special Executive Magistrate (SEM) court. They were given personal and surety bail and a written undertaking was taken from them that they would maintain peace.
The SEM Ritu Raj told the activists to provide personal and surety bail amounting to Rs 50,000 each until the enquiry is completed. They will have to attend all hearing dates and follow terms mentioned in the bails.
They undertook not to breach peace and cause any disturbance to public peace in writing. They also agreed not to call for protests at Jantar Mantar until it is denotified as per the law.
They also undertook to ensure that their protests would happen within the constitutional framework moving forward.