India extends detention of top Cockroach Janta Party leaders

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On Monday, a New Delhi magistrate extended the detention of Cockroach Janta Party leaders Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das by two days. The two were originally detained on October 14 for allegedly disrupting public peace and using social media to incite others to do the same. CJP activists have been demanding the resignation of India’s chief election commissioner, accusing the commission of manipulating voter rolls to favor Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling party.
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India extended the detention of Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) leaders Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das by two more days on October 19, 2026. The New Delhi magistrate's decision came after the duo was initially remanded in custody on October 14 for allegedly attempting to disturb public peace and violating laws. CJP activists and opposition parties are protesting against India’s chief election commissioner, accusing them of manipulating voter rolls to benefit Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ruling party. Television footage showed Ranka and Das being taken away from a police station in a blue van after the hearing. The election commission has denied any wrongdoing related to voter roll manipulation.

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CJP Cockroach Janta Party Delhi India New Delhi

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CJP ORG · 3× India GPE · 2× Ashutosh Ranka PERSON · 1× Cockroach Janta Party ORG · 1× Das PERSON · 1× Narendra Modi PERSON · 1× New Delhi GPE · 1× Ranka PERSON · 1× Ratna Singh PERSON · 1× Saurav Das PERSON · 1×

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CJP activists and opposition parties have defied a security crackdown to demand the resignation of India’s chief election commissioner, accusing the poll body of manipulating voter rolls to benefit Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling party.
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India extends detention of top Cockroach Janta Party leaders · assertive framing

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A New Delhi magistrate extended the detention of two leaders of India’s youth-led Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) movement by two days on Monday, after they were remanded in custody five days ago. asserted
they → extend → custody
CJP activists and opposition parties have defied a security crackdown to demand the resignation of India’s chief election commissioner, accusing the poll body of manipulating voter rolls to benefit Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling party. asserted
activists → defy → party
The commission, which oversees voting in the world’s most populous nation, has denied any wrongdoing. asserted
which → oversee → wrongdoing
Television footage showed CJP leaders Ashutosh Ranka, 30, and Saurav Das, 27, being taken away in a blue police van from a police station where the hearing took place. asserted
hearing → show → place
“This is an absolute mockery of the justice system,” the movement’s legal affairs head Ratna Singh told reporters. asserted
head → tell → reporters
Das and Ranka were taken into custody on Oct 14 for their “alleged repeated attempts to disturb public peace and violate the law”, the police said in a statement at the time. asserted
police → take → time
The pair had jumped security barricades to wave the national flag at Jantar Mantar, a decades-old protest site that police have barred people from using. asserted
police → jump → people
“Their alleged attempts to instigate others through social media to engage in similar unlawful activities were also taken into consideration,” the statement said. asserted
statement → allege → consideration
Jantar Mantar, in the heart of the capital, has been sealed off with yellow metal barricades for more than a week and guarded by security personnel. asserted
Mantar → seal → personnel
Delhi police said last week they had removed the site from the list of designated protest venues. asserted
they → say → venues
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