New Delhi : Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka were detained by Delhi Police on Tuesday after they jumped over a gate to enter Jantar Mantar. Ranka posted a video clip on X before being detained, showing him, Das and other CJP supporters entering the premises by jumping over a gate. He captioned the video, “Hands Off Jantar Mantar!”
The group entered Jantar Mantar from the side of the Janata Dal (United) office premises near the protest site. Police subsequently detained all those who had entered the area. Das also posted a video on X showing him and his supporters raising slogans of “Inquilab Zindabad” and “Bharat Mata ki Jai” as police detained them. In his post, he declared that Jantar Mantar had been reclaimed and described the entry as a message to the younger generation.
CJP leaders Ashutosh Ranka, Saurav Das, Ajinkya Shinde and others climbed a gate to enter the Jantar mantar protest site. Immediately all were detained by the Delhi police within few seconds. Days of CJP is finished, people are becoming fade up protest. They earn lakhs from protest, but rest gets lathi.
— Oxomiya Jiyori 🇮🇳 (@SouleFacts) October 13, 2026
Das had arrived at Jantar Mantar with some associates before the group attempted to enter the site. He was taken into custody again by Delhi Police. Police may also register an FIR in connection with the incident. However, there was no immediate confirmation of whether an FIR had been filed. The detentions come a day after Delhi Police denotified Jantar Mantar as a designated venue for protests and demonstrations, naming three alternative sites for such gatherings.
The police said revised standard operating procedures governing protests at the three alternative sites would be issued separately. The move came amid a standoff between the CJP and Delhi Police over permission for a peaceful demonstration at Jantar Mantar against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged irregularities in the SIR process.
CJP chief spokesperson Saurav Das said the party had formally informed the police of its intention to hold a peaceful demonstration and that the police had accepted the intimation. However, he alleged that no date had been provided and no explanation given for the restrictions. We have given them 24 hours to give us a date, Das said, warning that the party would announce a march if the police failed to respond within the deadline.
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