CJP leaders Das and Ranka placed under preventive arrest in Delhi
Delhi Police placed the two leaders under preventive arrest after they attempted to enter Jantar Mantar. A party lawyer said they were due in court Wednesday.
Delhi Police placed CJP leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka under preventive arrest at Parliament Street police station in New Delhi on Wednesday, October 14, after they were detained while attempting to enter Jantar Mantar the previous day, The Hindu reported.
Officials said an FIR in the case included charges of criminal trespass, violating a bond and disobeying orders, according to The Hindu. The newspaper reported that Jantar Mantar had been de-notified as a designated protest site on Monday, October 12.
Court appearance expected Wednesday
CJP legal head Ratna Singh said the arrested activists would be produced before a court on Wednesday, The Times of India reported. She also alleged that they had been denied access to lawyers until late at night.
Sources and context
- CJP’s Saurav Das, Ashutosh Ranka arrested over trespass at Jantar Mantar; to be produced before magistrateThe Times of India
- Delhi Police places CJP leaders Saurav Das, Ashutosh Ranka under preventive arrest in Jantar Mantar caseThe Hindu
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