{
  "id": 15440523,
  "title": "Dipke accuses state of delaying proceedings to prevent release of Saurav Das, Ranka",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/dipke-accuses-state-of-delaying-proceedings-to-prevent-release-of",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-18T15:28:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/cjps-dipke-accuses-state-of-delaying-proceedings-to-prevent-release-of-saurav-das-ashutosh-ranka/articleshow/135030939.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Abhijeet Dipke, founder of the Cockroach Janta Party, accused the state of intentionally prolonging the arrest of Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka to delay court proceedings and prevent their release. Dipke claimed that state authorities were using \"every dirty trick in the book\" to drag out the legal process. The two men were placed under judicial custody on October 14 after scaling the locked gates of Jantar Mantar and unfurling the national flag. On October 15, Ratna Singh, CJP's legal head, accused the Special Executive Magistrate of arbitrary remarks and deliberately delaying the hearing. Singh alleged that the SEM had received a threatening message and used it as the sole focus of the proceedings, rather than evaluating whether the formalities for their release had been met. The Cockroach Janta Party stated that they would pursue legal action if Das and Ranka were not released by Sunday.",
  "summary": "Abhijeet Dipke accused the state of deliberately prolonging the arrests of Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka. He claimed they are using delaying tactics to obstruct court proceedings and prevent their release. The Cockroach Janta Party plans to take legal action if the individuals are not released soon. CJP's legal head, Ratna Singh, criticized the Special Executive Magistrate for arbitrary behavior…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}