The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) on Tuesday (October 20, 2026) moved the Delhi High Court for an urgent hearing over the extension of the judicial custody of its leaders Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das.
Das’s and Mr. Ranka’s judicial remand for two more days after they were produced before him. A newly-appointed Special Executive Magistrate (SEM) at Mandir Marg police station on Monday (October 19, 2026) ordered Mr. The two leaders were taken into custody on October 13 after they allegedly climbed over a locked gate to enter Jantar Mantar, which had earlier been denotified as a designated protest site, and were sent to five-day judicial custody initially.
“We have moved the Delhi High Court and requested an urgent night hearing. Saurav and Ashutosh should not spend a single minute behind bars. Because of political games,” Ratna Singh, CJP’s legal head, said in a post on X, their liberty must not be curtailed. The CJP has sought a night hearing in the Delhi High Court, which is shut this week due to Dasara.
