Delhi Police seeks 3-day custody extension of CJP leaders Das, Ranka

21 Oct 2026, 06:55 PM 2 min read

Delhi Police seeks 3-day custody extension of CJP leaders Das, Ranka left Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) chief spokesperson Saurav Das, national spokesperson Ashutosh Ranka, and other supporters inside a police bus. File Special arrangement Special arrangement - **EDS: THIRD PARTY IMAGE** In this image received on Oct. 13, 2026, Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) chief spokesperson Saurav Das, national spokesperson Ashutosh Ranka, and other supporters inside a police bus after being detained for entering Jantar Mantar despite heavy barricading and a strong security presence, in New Delhi.

(Handout via PTI Photo)(PTI10_13_2026_000038B) The duo were initially remanded to five days of judicial custody on October 14 after being detained for allegedly entering the denotified protest site of Jantar Mantar New Delhi Delhi Police has sought a three-day extension of judicial custody of Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka, who were produced before a special executive magistrate (SEM) on Wednesday (October 21, 2026), police sources said.

The duo were initially remanded to five days of judicial custody on October 14 after being detained for allegedly entering the denotified protest site of Jantar Mantar and violating peace bonds. Watch: CJP leaders Saurav Das, Ashutosh Ranka remain in judicial custody Watch: CJP leaders Saurav Das, Ashutosh Ranka remain in judicial custody Delhi Police has transferred a second case against Cockroach Janta Party leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka to the Crime Branch.

The continued custody of the two leaders has drawn criticism from Mamata Banerjee, Arvind Kejriwal and Naveen Patnaik, who have called for their immediate release. Watch: CJP leaders Saurav Das, Ashutosh Ranka remain in judicial custody video 1 Their custody was extended by two days on October 19, and it was slated to expire on Wednesday (October 21). Earlier in the day, the Delhi High Court refused to interfere with Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka's judicial custody, as it asked them to await the outcome of the hearing scheduled before the SEM, and approach the appellate court if their grievance continues.