Japan urges Russia for ‘impartial treatment’ of arrested journalist
The Hokkaido Shimbun journalist was arrested on suspicion of espionage, with charges carrying up to 20 years in prison.
The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) has claimed that its leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka, along with another member, were arrested by the Delhi Police on October 14, 2026, during the Jantar Mantar protest. Ratna Singh, the CJP legal head, alleged that the trio, along with Ajinkya Shinde, were arrested at Parliament Street Police Station on charges that include trespass, bond violation, and obstruction of a public official's duty.
The arrests came after the activists entered the protest site without authorization, despite it being denotified as a designated protest area. Singh reported that the three leaders were likely to be produced before the Sub-Divisional Executive Magistrate (SEM) at Mandir Marg Police Station within an hour, and they were not permitted to meet their lawyers until late at night. Their spirits, however, remained high.
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