India 'cockroach' leaders detained after entering barricaded protest site
Police detained three CJP leaders after they entered the barricaded protest site and raised slogans against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
- On Wednesday, Delhi Police placed Cockroach Janta Party leaders Saurav Das, Ashutosh Ranka, and Ajinkya Shinde under preventive arrest at Parliament Street Police Station in connection with the Jantar Mantar case.
- Activists entered the heavily barricaded Jantar Mantar—recently denotified as a protest site—on Tuesday and raised slogans demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
- Authorities booked the three under Section 329 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita on charges of "trespass, bond violation, obstruction of public official's duty," with custody limited to 24 hours without magistrate approval.
- CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke alleged that police denied the leaders access to lawyers, calling the detention "kidnapping" and claiming authorities routinely hold CJP members overnight while releasing other protesters.
- These detentions follow a major security clampdown aimed at preventing the outfit's planned protests, as CJP members previously vowed to intensify their agitation against Kumar despite the legal risks.
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Court orders 5-day judicial custody to CJP’s Saurav Das, Ashutosh Ranka
Delhi Police placed three leaders of the Cockroach Janata Party into preventive custody on Wednesday morning. Saurav Das, Ashutosh Ranka, and Ajinkya Shinde were detained after attempting to enter Jantar Mantar. A case was registered against them for trespassing and obstructing public officials, among other charges. CJP leader Ratna Singh claimed the detained leaders were denied access to their lawyers initially.
Three leaders of the cockroach movement," in India, were arrested a few minutes after leaking into a historic location, known as a rallying point of protests, but which the government banned from using for demonstrations. Mobilizations demanding the resignation of the president of the Electoral Commission are impacting the local economy, but many affected traders claim they support the protesters.
Leaders of the young Indian movement "Barata" were arrested on Tuesday (13) after crossing barricades to enter the terrain of a historical observatory, known for hosting demonstrations, while shouting slogans demanding the resignation of the head of the Electoral Commission due to a controversial revision of the lists of voters. Supporters of the Barata People's Party (CJP) and opposition groups have been carrying out almost daily protests this …
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