India's Cockroach Janta Party leaders released from jail

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 22 Oct, 06:32 · Archive

Two leaders of India's Cockroach Janta Party have been released after a week in detention.

Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka, top leaders of India's Cockroach Janta Party, have been released from Tihar Jail after spending a week in custody. They were detained for protesting alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls and calling for the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar at Delhi's Jantar Mantar, a protest site.

The two leaders were charged with trespassing after entering the protest site and raising the Indian flag. A Special Executive Magistrate declined a police request to extend their judicial custody by three more days, leading to their release.

Both Das and Ranka furnished personal bonds and sureties of Rs 50,000 each. As a condition of release, they gave written undertakings to maintain peace and not call for protests at Jantar Mantar until it is denotified in accordance with law. The iconic protest site was denotified by Delhi Police in October.

How it is being reported

• India news: CJP leaders Saurav Das, Ashutosh Ranka released from Tihar JailThe two Cockroach Janta Party leaders were released after pledging not to call for protests at Delhi's Jantar Mantar amid demonstrations demanding CEC Gyanesh Kumar's resignation. DW has more.DW News · 22 Oct, 06:22
• India’s ‘Cockroach’ leaders free after a week in jailTwo top leaders of India’s Cockroach Party, Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das, have been released after a week in jail.Al Jazeera · 21 Oct, 20:17

In this story: Saurav Das · Ashutosh Ranka · Cockroach Janta Party · Gyanesh Kumar · Tihar Jail · Delhi · Jantar Mantar

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