Case Against CJP's Saurav Das, Ashutosh Ranka For Trespassing Into Jantar Mantar

Delhi Police filed an FIR against members of the Cockroach Janta Party for trespassing into the Jantar Mantar protest site. The group was protesting against the Chief Election Commissioner following the site's recent denotification.
Why it matters
The incident underscores ongoing tensions regarding the regulation of public protest spaces in India's capital.
Delhi Police has filed an FIR against Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) leaders Saurav Das, Ashutosh Ranka and its other members for allegedly trespassing into the Jantar Mantar area without authorisation, officials said on Tuesday.The action came hours after the activists entered the heavily barricaded protest site and raised slogans demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's resignation.Jantar Mantar was recently denotified as a designated protest site.Das, Ranka and a few other CJP members were detained early Tuesday after they allegedly entered the area in defiance of prohibitory orders.READ | CJP's Saurav Das, Ashutosh Ranka Jump Jantar Mantar Gate To Protest, DetainedAccording to the outfit, around 11 of its members were detained.A police officer said the detained protesters were taken to Jaffarpur Kalan Police Station in Dwarka district.
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