{
  "id": 15564266,
  "title": "Delhi Police Register Case Over Threat To Magistrate During CJP Leaders' Bail Hearing; Party Alleges Delay",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/delhi-police-register-case-over-threat-to-magistrate-during-cjp",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-19T05:16:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/delhi-police-register-case-over-threat-to-magistrate-during-cjp-leaders-bail-hearing-party-alleges-delay"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On October 18, the Delhi Police registered a non-cognisable report (NCR) against unidentified individuals following allegations of a death threat made to a Special Executive Magistrate (SEM) during a bail hearing for Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka, co-convenors of the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP). The incident occurred at Mandir Marg police station in New Delhi.\n\nThe CJP accused the authorities of intentionally delaying the duo's release from judicial custody, claiming that the surety documents submitted by their sureties were rejected on vague grounds. The party's legal head, Ratna Singh, alleged that the hearing, which was scheduled to begin around noon, was delayed for several hours as the SEM did not arrive at the courtroom until around 5 pm.\n\nMeanwhile, the police denied deliberately delaying the proceedings, stating that due process had to be followed and the alleged threat needed to be addressed. A senior police officer explained that the surety bonds submitted by the party leaders' sureties had procedural issues, and thus could not be accepted until the necessary checks were completed.\n\nThe CJP has accused the police of deliberately prolonging the detention of Das and Ranka, and the dispute over the alleged threat and the delayed proceedings has added another layer to the ongoing legal battle over their detention. The two leaders had been remanded to five days of judicial custody on October 14 for allegedly entering Jantar Mantar, a protest site that had been denotified, and unfurling the national flag. They had violated the conditions of an earlier peace bond, which cited alleged violations of lawful directions and concerns over maintaining public order.",
  "summary": "Delhi Police registered a non-cognisable report (NCR) against unidentified persons on October 18 after a Special Executive Magistrate (SEM) alleged receiving a death threat amid proceedings concerning the release of Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) co-convenors Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka. The development came as the party accused authorities of delaying the duo's release from judicial custody and…",
  "key_points": [
    "Delhi Police files non-cognisable report over death threat to SEM.",
    "CJP alleges police intentionally delaying bail hearing for Das and Ranka.",
    "Police denies delay, says procedural issues with surety bonds."
  ],
  "editors_take": "The clash between allegations of procedural delays and claims of security threats complicates the legal battle over the detention of the Cockroach Janata Party leaders.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}