Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka of the Cockroach Janta Party were remanded to five days of judicial custody after being detained at Jantar Mantar.
The reporting says the leaders were taken in after entering the de-notified protest site and, in one account, after breaching barricades there.
Ajinkya Shinde, another CJP member, was released after signing a peace bond or personal bond, depending on the account.
Police said the arrests were tied to trespassing, violations of peace bonds, and the risk of further unlawful assemblies.
The defense argued against the remand and accused police of lacking proper grounds and jurisdiction, while CJP members said they were targeted for peacefully waving the national flag and protesting authorities.
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The reporting broadly agrees that Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka were sent to five days of judicial custody after an incident at Jantar Mantar, and that Ajinkya Shinde was released on bond. It also agrees that the site had been de-notified as a protest location.
The accounts differ on the legal and factual framing of the detentions, including whether police made false claims, whether the leaders had proper grounds to be remanded, and how the protest actions should be characterized. The exact weight of the competing allegations may shift if more court detail or official explanation becomes available, but the current reporting does not settle those disputes.
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Deccan Herald's account emphasizes that the CJP leaders were remanded to five days in judicial custody at Tihar Jail after allegedly entering Jantar Mantar without authorization. It says they were detained after breaching barricades at the protest site and calling for the resignation of the Chief Election Commissioner. The piece also highlights CJP members' criticism that the action was dictatorial and their claim that the leaders were jailed simply for waving the national flag.
Center-framed reporting focuses on the judicial custody order and the legal dispute around the detentions. One account says the leaders were sent to five days of custody after a preventive arrest for trespassing, while another says a Special Executive Magistrate remanded them for trespassing at the de-notified protest site. The center coverage also notes that Ajinkya Shinde was released on bond, and that police and defense presented competing explanations over jurisdiction, peace-bond violations, and the risk of unlawful assemblies.
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Deccan Herald reports that Cockroach Janta Party leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka were remanded to five days in judicial custody at Tihar Jail for allegedly entering Delhi’s Jantar Mantar without authorization. Ajinkya Shinde was released after signing a peace bond. The leaders were detained after breaching barricades at the protest site, which was recently denotified, and calling for the resignation of the Chief Election Commissioner. CJP members criticized the action as dictatorial and claimed they were jailed simply for waving the national flag.
The Times of India reports that Cockroach Janta Party leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka were sent to five days of judicial custody following their preventive arrest for trespassing at Jantar Mantar. The leaders' defense advocate questioned the grounds for custody and accused police of making false claims in court. Meanwhile, CJP member Ajinkya Shinde criticized the government and police action, alleging that the leaders were targeted for peacefully waving the national flag and protesting against authorities.
Hindustan Times reports that a Special Executive Magistrate remanded Cockroach Janata Party leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka to five days of judicial custody for trespassing at the de-notified Jantar Mantar protest site, while CJP member Ajinkya Shinde was released on a personal bond. The defense counsel argued against the remand, stating the police lacked proper grounds and jurisdiction. Police maintained that the arrests were necessary due to violations of peace bonds and the risk of instigating further unlawful assemblies.
India Today reports that various opposition leaders, including Rahul Gandhi, MK Stalin, Arvind Kejriwal, and Abhishek Banerjee, strongly criticized the five-day judicial custody of Cockroach Janta Party leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka. The leaders were jailed after entering Jantar Mantar, which was recently denotified as a protest site. Opposition figures and CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke condemned the arrests as acts of cowardice and accused the government of suppressing peaceful dissent and punishing citizens for waving the national flag.