Cockroach Janta Party alleges deliberate state delays in releasing detained leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh RankaThe Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) has accused authorities of deliberately prolonging the custody of party leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka by “delaying” court proceedings and rejecting bail sureties on “vague” grounds. The detention follows their arrest for scaling locked gates to enter Jantar Mantar after it was denotified as a designated protest site.They were detained on October 13 and sent to five days of judicial custody on October 14.Story continues below this adCJP founder Abhijeet Dipke, in a post on X, said, “The state is deliberately prolonging Ashu and Saurav’s illegal arrest by using every dirty trick in the book to delay court proceedings and prevent their release.”“They have no legal grounds to keep them behind bars, so they are resorting to delaying tactics to keep them there,” he added.Story continues below this adIf you are just joining us, this is The Indian Express Realtime breaking news blog – where we bring you the latest news updates of the day in real time. Scan the top headlines of the day here, or keep scrolling to see the latest updates stream in.CJP alleges deliberate delays in release of its leaders, Ranka and Das remain in custodyThe Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) has alleged that state authorities and Delhi Police are deliberately stalling the release of detained leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka. CJP legal head Ratna Singh claimed that a scheduled bail hearing before the Special Executive Magistrate was derailed after proceedings were diverted toward an unverified threatening message received by the magistrate, while four sureties furnished for the leaders were rejected on vague grounds. 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Investigators highlighted how compromised handling protocols and a lack of rigorous monitoring allowed question papers to be accessed and leaked, implicating various local operatives including a small-scale tea stall owner linked to financial transactions.Live UpdatesOct 19, 2026 09:01 AM ISTLatur man stripped, assaulted in viral video; Maharashtra police launch probePolice in Maharashtra's Latur district have launched an active investigation after a disturbing video surfaced online showing a young man being stripped, beaten with belts, and subjected to having petrol poured on his private parts, an official said on Sunday, according to PTI.Preliminary inquiries indicate the incident occurred over two months ago, and while authorities have identified the victim and urged him to record an official statement, no formal complaint had been filed prior to the video going viral on social media.“We have launched a probe after coming across the video. The exact sequence of events and other details are expected to emerge after the victim’s statement is recorded,” the official said.Oct 19, 2026 08:49 AM ISTCJP alleges deliberate delays in release of Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav DasThe Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) has accused authorities of deliberately prolonging the custody of party leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka by "delaying" court proceedings and rejecting bail sureties on "vague" grounds. The detention follows their arrest for scaling locked gates to enter Jantar Mantar after it was denotified as a designated protest site.They were detained on October 13 and sent to five days of judicial custody on October 14.CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke, in a post on X, said, "The state is deliberately prolonging Ashu and Saurav's illegal arrest by using every dirty trick in the book to delay court proceedings and prevent their release.""They have no legal grounds to keep them behind bars, so they are resorting to delaying tactics to keep them there," he added.