The Cockroach Janta Party political campaign on Sunday alleged that the authorities were deliberately delaying the release of its leaders Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das by prolonging their bail hearings.
The allegations came as the Delhi Police registered a first information report against unidentified persons for allegedly threatening the special executive magistrate scheduled to hear the bail proceedings, to release Ranka and Das, The Indian Express reported on Monday.
Ranka and Das, along with another campaign leader, Ajinkya Shinde, were arrested on October 13 by the police for trespassing on Jantar Mantar. They had “sneaked into” the Jantar Mantar to protest the authorities’ decision to denotify the area as a designated protest site.
Saurav and Ashutosh remain in judicial custody as their release plea goes unheard. There are deliberate delays, procedural irregularities, and a hearing derailed by an alleged threatening message instead of the merits of their release. pic.twitter.com/zK8Vt3Ibq2
— Cockroach Janta Party - CJP (@Cockroachisback) October 18, 2026
On Wednesday, Ranka and Das were sent to judicial custody for five days. Shinde was released on a personal bond.
On Sunday, Ratna Singh, the legal affairs head of the campaign, said that the hearing scheduled for 12 pm was delayed for several hours. She said that the magistrate arrived at 6 pm and said that he had received threatening messages.
“There was no...