{
  "id": 14366296,
  "title": "Delhi Court Remands CJP Leaders Saurav Das, Ashutosh Ranka To 5 Days Of Judicial Custody",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/delhi-court-remands-cjp-leaders-saurav-das-ashutosh-ranka-to-5-days",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-14T04:09:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/delhi-court-remands-cjp-leaders-saurav-das-ashutosh-ranka-to-5-days-of-judicial-custody"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Wednesday, a Special Executive Magistrate Court in Delhi ordered CJP leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka to spend five days under judicial custody. The order followed their detention during a protest at Jantar Mantar. According to reports, Das and Ranka allegedly bypassed locked gates and barricades to enter Jantar Mantar. They were carrying the national flag and vocalizing demands for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's resignation over alleged irregularities in the SIR exercise. The protest erupted after authorities revoked Jantar Mantar's dispensation as a permitted protest site. This prompted CJP members to keep demonstrating despite the imposed restrictions. Delhi Police registered a First Information Report (FIR) against Das, Ranka, and several others, accusing them of trespassing, unlawful assembly, disobeying public order, breaching a peace bond, and obstructing public servants. After their arrest, the leaders were initially held at Jaffarpur Kalan police station before being transferred to Parliament Street Police Station. They were subsequently brought before the court. Ajinkya Shinde, another CJP leader, was released on a personal bond. CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke expressed dissatisfaction with the custody, stating it was retribution for \"raising the tricolor at Jantar Mantar.\" The party's legal representatives alleged that the leaders were not given prompt access to lawyers and questioned the proceedings. The CJP leaders, along with other members, had been repeatedly detained for staging protests over alleged irregularities in the SIR of electoral rolls and demanding accountability from the Election Commission. The court's decision follows previous detentions of CJP members. The ongoing group protest comes amid heightened tensions over their attempts to organize demonstrations at Jantar Mantar following the loss of their designated protest venue.",
  "summary": "A Special Executive Magistrate Court in Delhi on Wednesday remanded Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka to five days of judicial custody following their detention during a protest at Jantar Mantar. CJP Leaders Allegedly Scaled Gates To Enter Jantar Mantar According to reports, Das and Ranka allegedly entered Jantar Mantar by scaling locked gates and barricades. They…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "CJP Leaders Ashutosh Ranka, Saurav Das & Ajinkya Shinde Placed Under Preventive Arrest For Entering Jantar Mantar Without Authorisation",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/cjp-leaders-ashutosh-ranka-saurav-das-ajinkya-shinde-placed-under",
        "published": "2026-10-14T03:05:42.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Delhi Protest Live Updates: CJP’s Saurav Das, Ashutosh Ranka get 5 days in Delhi Tihar jail for entering Jantar Mantar, Ajinkya Shinde gets bail",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/delhi-protest-live-updates-cjps-saurav-das-ashutosh-ranka-get-5-days",
        "published": "2026-10-14T03:26:55.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "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."
}