India's 'cockroach' leaders jailed after holding protest

Share Save Add as preferred on Google Rachita Prasad BBC News, Mumbai LightRocket via Getty Images CJP's Ashutosh Ranka (L) and Saurav Das were detained at the Jantar Mantar on Tuesday morning Two top leaders of India's Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) have been sent to jail for five days after being arrested for allegedly trespassing at a protest site in Delhi.

Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka appeared before a magistrate on Wednesday after being detained at Jantar Mantar, a longstanding venue for demonstrations that police recently removed from the city's list of authorised protest sites.

The two were among a group who climbed a locked gate and crossed barricades to enter the site on Tuesday.

The GenZ-led movement has been protesting for days seeking electoral reforms and the resignation of India's top election official over allegations of vote fraud - charges the poll panel denies.