Cockroach Janta Party leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka appeared before the Delhi Police Crime Branch on Friday in connection with two cases linked to the October 13 Jantar Mantar protest.
The Delhi Police Crime Branch will investigate a second case against Cockroach Janta Party leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka. The development comes as the leaders challenge the extension of their judicial custody in the Delhi High Court.
CJP leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka are due to appear before a Special Executive Magistrate at 2 pm on Monday after completing five days of judicial custody in the Jantar Mantar trespassing case.
Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) workers Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka have been sent to five-day judicial custody after being detained during a protest near Jantar Mantar.
Abhijeet Deepak, founder of the political satire movement Cockroach Janata Party (CJP), shared a photo on Wednesday, allegedly showing party workers Saurav Das, Ashutosh Ranka, and Ajinkya Shinde inside the Parliament Street police station. Deepak expressed support for the workers in Delhi Police custody, saying, "Nothing can break their spirit."
CJP leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka were detained by Delhi Police after entering Jantar Mantar and raising slogans against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar amid restrictions on protests at the site.
The Cockroach Janata Party plans to approach Parliament Street Police Station for permission to hold a peaceful protest at Jantar Mantar. The party has given Delhi Police 24 hours to allot a date, while three leaders recently released from preventive custody face conditions linked to maintaining public peace.
Delhi Police have detailed the conditions attached to the release of CJP leaders Abhijeet Dipke, Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka, including a ₹50,000 surety bond and a requirement to maintain peace and good behaviour for one year.
CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke and co-convenors Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka were released on October 11 after preventive arrest by Delhi Police ahead of the party’s protest against CEC Gyanesh Kumar.
Amidst the ongoing controversy surrounding the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), Abhijeet Deepak of Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP) has demanded the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar.
