{
  "id": 10159677,
  "title": "CJP’s Ashutosh Ranka, his team detained in Guwahati",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/cjps-ashutosh-ranka-his-team-detained-in-guwahati",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-27T06:59:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/cjps-ashutosh-ranka-his-team-detained/article71515449.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) co-convenor, Ashutosh Ranka, and his team were arrested in Guwahati, Assam on Sunday, September 27, 2026. Ranka alleged that Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma was afraid of revealing the true conditions in the state's schools, which would expose the living standards of its people. \"Himanta Biswa Sarma is scared because of how the rights of our people are being taken away in Kaziranga, and how land, forests and water are being taken away and given to corporates,\" Ranka stated. CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke confirmed the arrest, stating that the team was headed to a small gathering of volunteers in Assam when they were detained by the Assam Police. Lawyers were present in front of the detention facility, but the police barred them from entering.",
  "summary": "“Himanta Biswa Sarma is scared that if we show the reality of schools in Assam, the country will come to know about their condition,” Ashutosh Ranka said",
  "key_points": [
    "Ashutosh Ranka, CJP co-convenor, arrested in Guwahati on September 27, 2026",
    "Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma accused of fearing school conditions disclosure",
    "Police barred CJP lawyers from entering detention facility"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "‘CM Himanta is scared of getting exposed’: Ashutosh Ranka, CJP protesters detained in Assam",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/cm-himanta-is-scared-of-getting-exposed-ashutosh-ranka-cjp-protesters",
        "published": "2026-09-27T07:05:30.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "Ashutosh Ranka, volunteers detained in Assam, claims CJP",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/ashutosh-ranka-volunteers-detained-in-assam-claims-cjp",
        "published": "2026-09-27T07:17:17.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}