The bail hearing for Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka was “delayed” on Sunday (October 18, 2026) as the Special Executive Magistrate (SEM) did not arrive at the scheduled time, activist Ratna Singh said and alleged that four sureties had been rejected on “vague” grounds.
Mr. Das and Ms. The CJP leaders maintained that they had unfurled the national flag and raised slogans. In a post on X, Mr. There was no response from police on the allegations. In another post, Mr.
Ranka were sent to five days of judicial custody on October 14 after they entered Jantar Mantar, which had been denotified as a designated protest site, by scaling its locked gates. Singh said she had been at the police station since 11 a.m., while the hearing was scheduled for noon. She said the Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP/SEM) had not arrived at the Mandir Marg police station by 4.42 p.m.
Singh said, “Unfurling the Indian National Flag is not a crime, and the boys should not remain in custody due to procedural delays.
“If Ashu and Saurav are not released by tomorrow, we will pursue legal action against all those who deliberately ensured that they continue to be in illegal custody, especially when they have not committed nor charged with any offence,” the outfit had said.
