Cockroach Janta Party says two leaders ordered jailed for five days
The reported court order follows the detention of Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das at a barricaded New Delhi protest site on October 13.
India's Cockroach Janta Party says a court ordered its leaders Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das jailed for five days after their October 13 protest at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi, Reuters reported on October 14. The reported order extends their detention beyond the protest itself.
What followed the Jantar Mantar protest
BBC News reported that Ranka and Das were detained on October 13 after entering the barricaded protest site and chanting slogans demanding the election chief's resignation. That detention was covered in an earlier NewsJaws report; the five-day jail order is the subsequent development.
Lawyer Abhisht Hela said the two were sent to prison on grounds including violation of a bond connected to an earlier weekend detention, according to Reuters. The agency said Delhi Police did not respond to its request for comment. The court order itself was not available in the reporting, and the precise time it was issued is unclear.
Sources and context
- India's 'cockroach' movement leaders detained in jail for five days, party saysThe Straits Times (Reuters report)
- CJP: India 'cockroach' leaders detained after entering barricaded protest siteBBC News
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