Trespassing case against Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das transferred to Crime Branch
The trespassing case against Cockroach Janata Party leaders Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das has been transferred to the Delhi Police Crime Branch. The leaders remain in judicial custody following a protest at Jantar Mantar, with their legal team challenging the necessity of their detention.
Why it matters
The case raises questions about the use of preventive detention and the legal boundaries of political protest in India.
NEW DELHI: Delhi Police on Monday transferred the trespassing case against Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) leaders Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das to the crime branch, news agency ANI reported, citing sources.This came hours after a Delhi court extended the CJP leaders' judicial custody by two days for allegedly entering Jantar Mantar, which is no longer a designated protest venue, and obstructing police personnel on duty.Along with other CJP workers, they waved the national flag at the site and raised slogans against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar before being detained and placed under preventive custody.According to their lawyer, their bail sureties were rejected due to a reported mismatch in documents. They will now be produced before the court on Wednesday."Today, when we reached the court, the five-day custody period had ended.
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