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Delhi court grants bail to CJP leaders Das, Ranka
The Story in Brief
A Delhi court on Wednesday, 21 October, ordered the release on bail of Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka after their judicial custody ended, TV9 Hindi reported. The two had been in Tihar jail for eight days after being taken into custody on 13 October for allegedly jumping barricades at Jantar Mantar.
The Special Executive Magistrate (SEM) court had extended their custody on 19 October by two days, citing a 'deliberate breach of bond' and 'no respect for law', according to BBC. Their custody was originally ordered on 14 October under sections 126 and 170 of the BNSS. CJP founder Abhijit Deepke was released on 17 October after furnishing a Rs 50,000 bond and a written undertaking not to breach peace.
Das and Ranka had challenged the custody extension in Delhi High Court, where the court made sharp remarks about them not being 'Gen-Z' before their lawyer withdrew the petition, TV9 reported. Their release order has been issued.
Indian Opinion Analysis
Coverage: 3 sources, 3 neutral
Sources (3): prabhatkhabar.com (neutral report), bbc.com (neutral report), tv9hindi.com (neutral report)
This brief was synthesised by AI from the 3 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Methodology and corrections.
Update, 21 October 2026: this story now draws on 3 sources.
