India's 'cockroach' movement leaders detained in jail for five days, party and police say
- On Wednesday, Delhi Police sent Cockroach Janta Party leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka to five-day judicial custody in Tihar Jail for trespassing into Jantar Mantar, a denotified protest site, on Tuesday.
- Police claim the group conducted reconnaissance on Monday night, then trespassed through private premises to reach the barricaded site and demand resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
- Authorities registered two cases at Connaught Place and Parliament Street police stations against 14 members for charges including trespassing, violating prohibitory orders, and obstructing public servants.
- While Das and Ranka remain in custody, Ajinkya Shinde was released after signing a personal bond of Rs 5,000, with conditions requiring him to maintain peace for six months.
- The Special Executive Magistrate court remanded the leaders to custody "for repeated violations of law and serious apprehension that if released on bail, they will again violate the law and instigate others.
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They are young, fearless and frustrated. The “cockroaches” that started as a viral joke are back on the streets of India. Last summer, they brought down the education minister. This time, they are fighting for India’s democracy. For Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the movement is a growing threat.
Indian Court Orders Two Leaders of Youth-Led Cockroach Janta Party Jailed for Five Days
In India, a court has ordered two leaders of the youth-led Cockroach Janta Party jailed for five days. Opposition parties and student groups have been protesting nearly every day to call for the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over his revisions to the voter rolls, purging 130 million voters. The protesters argue that the revisions benefit right-wing Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s BJP. Delhi police detained at least 30 j…
Two leaders of the Indian Cockroach Movement have been sentenced to five days in prison. They are Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das, who belong to a group of people arrested yesterday at a protest after climbing over barricades. They did this at the Jantar Mantar protest site in the center of New Delhi. According to the police, by climbing over the barricades, they entered a place where demonstrating is not permitted. Indian opposition leader Rahul…
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