Live: CJP's Saurav Das, Ranka, Shinde under preventive arrest, court appearance today

NewsIndiaLive: CJP's Saurav Das, Ranka, Shinde under preventive arrest, court appearance todayLive blogAnti-ECI Protest Live: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) leaders Saurav Das, Ashutosh Ranka and Ajinkya Shinde have been placed under preventive arrest in connection with a protest at Delhi's Jantar Mantar, where they entered the area without authorisation and raised slogans demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's resignation. The three were detained early Tuesday after allegedly breaching barricades and entering the protest site, which was recently denotified as a designated venue for demonstrations. Police have registered a case against them on charges including trespassing, violation of prohibitory orders, breach of a peace bond and obstructing a public servant from discharging official duties, sources said. The three are likely to be produced before the Special Court of the Executive Magistrate (SEM) later on Wednesday morning, sources said. In a post on X, CJP leader Ratna Singh said the three were brought to Parliament Street Police Station at 3 am and were not allowed to meet their lawyers. She also said they could face judicial custody in Tihar Jail. Ranka and Das had signed a bond to maintain peace for a year after being detained during an earlier protest in the national capital on October 10. The arrests come amid heightened security in Delhi following a series of protests by the CJP and other organisations against alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls....Read MoreSaurav Das, Ashutosh Ranka and Ajinkya Shinde have been placed under preventive arrest. Oct 14, 2026 07:43 ISTCJP leaders arrest: It is illegal, says Ratna SinghRatna Singh, head of the CJP legal team, accused Delhi Police of acting arbitrarily and following orders from above at the expense of the law. She alleged that people who went to Jantar Mantar to hoist the national flag were detained and denied access to lawyers for nearly 24 hours. Singh also claimed that the grounds for detention or arrest were not initially communicated and that lawyers and volunteers were denied access despite being present since morning. Questioning who was issuing orders that overrode the law, Singh accused the police of treating peaceful protesters harshly while criminals continued to roam freely. She also criticised the denotification of designated protest sites, alleging that people visiting these public spaces were being detained without explanation and held for extended periods. Calling the recent arrests illegal, Singh claimed that none of the alleged offences cited in the charges had taken place. She alleged that the cases were intended to frame and intimidate protesters into abandoning demonstrations, adding that such arrests and the invocation of criminal charges would not stop them from protesting. #WATCH | Delhi: Ratna Singh, Head of Legal Affairs, CJP, says, "We are currently witnessing the Delhi Police operating according to a specific 'rulebook', one dictated by orders from above. They set the law aside to follow this rulebook. We saw how people who went to Jantar Mantar, simply to hoist the Tiranga, were detained. It has been nearly 24 hours, yet they have not been allowed to meet any lawyers, nor have they been initially informed of the grounds for their detention or arrest. While the grounds for arrest were eventually disclosed, the issue remains that the Delhi Police is acting arbitrarily in the current climate. They denied access not only to ordinary volunteers but also to lawyers who had been present since morning. The SHOs and other officers on site kept insisting they were acting under orders from above. Who, then, is issuing these orders to the Delhi Police, orders that override the law itself?... Meanwhile, we see criminals roaming freely, wandering the city, assaulting people, yet peaceful protesters are being stopped. Designated protest sites are being 'de-notified,' and people visiting these public spaces are being detained without explanation and held in custody for extended periods. This clearly demonstrates the prevailing atmosphere in Delhi, where arbitrary actions are the norm, and the government is acting at its own whim. The Delhi Police is being used as a puppet, and they are dealing very harshly with peaceful protesters, which is not right. Furthermore, the recent arrests are illegal; no information was provided, and none of the alleged offenses cited in the charges actually took place. I believe this is merely a tactic to frame people, a way to intimidate them so they do not protest. But they are mistaken; they cannot stop protesters by invoking such sections or detaining them in this manner." — ANI (@ANI) October 13, 2026 Oct 14, 2026 07:41 ISTDelhi Protest: Visuals of CJP leaders being brought to police station STORY | Das, Ranka, Shinde under preventive arrest for trespassing into Jantar Mantar: Officials Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) leaders Ashutosh Ranka, Saurav Das and Ajinkya Shinde have been put under preventive arrest for allegedly entering the Jantar Mantar area without authorisation, officials said on Wednesday. READ: https://t.co/idzoK1e3St VIDEO: #CJP #JantarMantar #DelhiPolice (Full video available on PTI Videos - https://t.co/bIyFWTfmBd) — Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) October 14, 2026 Oct 14, 2026 07:39 ISTCJP Protest: FIR filed against 3 CJP leaders, lawyers yet to receive copyAn FIR has been filed against Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) members Saurav Das, Ashutosh Ranka and Ajinkya Shinde at Delhi's Connaught Place police station, their lawyers said, adding that they had not received a copy of the FIR yet. VIDEO | Delhi: FIR filed against CJP members Saurav Das, Ashutosh Ranka and Ajinkya Shinde in Connaught Place police station, haven't received its copy till now, say lawyers of CJP. #CJP #JantarMantar #DelhiPolice (Full video available on PTI Videos - https://t.co/d8jp61yd2p) https://t.co/h7Jfclz1w1 — Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) October 14, 2026 Oct 14, 2026 07:36 ISTAnti-CEC Row: Abhijit Dipke posts pics of CJP leaders in police stationCJP founder Abhijit Dipke shared a photo of Ajinkya Shinde, Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das inside Delhi's Parliament Street Police Station, saying their "spirits remained high" despite being placed under preventive arrest. Dipke also noted that it was Ranka's birthday today and claimed that he had been in detention since morning without access to his lawyers. Oct 14, 2026 07:32 ISTCJP Protest: Saurav Das, Ranka, Shinder under preventive arrestCJP leader Ratna Singh has confirmed that Saurav Das, Ashutosh Ranka and Ajinkya Shinde were placed under preventive arrest at the Parliament Street Police Station in connection with sneaking into Jantar Mantar yesterday. They face charges including trespassing, bond violation and obstructing a public servant from discharging official duties. In a post on X, Singh claimed that the three were brought to the police station in a private van at 3 am and were not allowed to meet their lawyers, adding that they could face judicial custody in Tihar Jail. #BREAKING: Delhi Police arrests Saurav Das, Ashutosh Ranka, and Ajinkya Shinde at Parliament Street Police Station in today’s Jantar Mantar case. Trespass, bond violation, obstruction of public official’s duty, etc. They’ll be produced before the SCM Court in the morning. A possibility of Judicial Custody (JC) in the Tihar Jail is possible. They were not allowed to meet their lawyers till late at night. They were brought to Parliament Street PS at 3 AM in a private van. Despite these illegal actions, their spirits are high. @Cockroachisback — Ratna Singh (@whattalawyer) October 13, 2026 In a subsequent update at 5.38 am, Singh said she had been informed that the three leaders were likely to be produced before the Special Court of the Executive Magistrate (SEM) at Mandir Marg Police Station within an hour. Update at 5:38 AM - Just been informed that Saurav, Ashutosh, and Ajinkya are likely to be produced before the SEM at Mandir Marg Police Station within one hour. FYI, 24 hours timeline will end soon. @Cockroachisback — Ratna Singh (@whattalawyer) October 14, 2026