Watch | CJP's Saurav Das, Ashutosh Ranka breach through locked Jantar Mantar, detained

Saurav Das, the spokesperson for the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), and Ashutosh Ranka, the national spokesperson, were apprehended by the Delhi Police on Tuesday morning after breaching the locked gates of Jantar Mantar. This occurred just a day after the site lost its status as a designated protest venue. Ranka shared a video on his X account, which showed him and Das climbing the locked gates and entering the venue before being intercepted by police.

They were joined by at least ten others, some of whom managed to enter while carrying the national flag. Both individuals have been detained, according to a senior police officer. The video captured Ranka and others chanting 'Bharat Mata ki jai'. This incident took place a day after Jantar Mantar was removed from the list of designated protest venues.

The Delhi Police issued a circular on Monday announcing three new sites - Ramlila Ground, Burari Ground, and CBD Ground in Shahdara - for organizing demonstrations, effectively de-notifying Jantar Mantar. The Ministry of Home Affairs had formed a committee to identify alternative venues for citizen protests, following which Jantar Mantar was removed from the designated list.

CJP gained prominence in June and July, leading to the resignation of education minister Dharmendra Pradhan over allegations of exam irregularities. In response to the denotification order, Abhijeet Dipke, the founder of CJP, stated that the entire country would become Jantar Mantar, emphasizing the loss of the site as a designated protest location.