CJP’s Ashutosh Ranka, Saurav Das detained after ‘sneaking’ into Jantar Mantar

Cockroach Janta Party leaders Ashutosh Ranka, Saurav Das and Ajinkya Shinde were detained by the Delhi Police on Tuesday after they “sneaked into” at Jantar Mantar, said the political campaign’s founder Abhijeet Dipke.

Some other members of the political campaign were also detained, Dipke said.

“You cannot denotify the resistance, @narendramodi,” Dipke said on social media, a day after it came to light that Jantar Mantar had been removed from the list of designated protest sites.

Ranka, Das, Shinde and others had been taken to the Jaffarpur Kalan police station in south-west Delhi, a Cockroach Janta Party volunteer told Scroll.

Cockroaches with the Tiranga sneaked into Jantar Mantar early this morning before they were picked up by Delhi Police. @AshutoshRanka, @SauravDassss, @AjinkyaCJP along with other team members have been detained.

You cannot denotify the resistance, @narendramodi pic.twitter.com/x7B40akCVO— Abhijeet Dipke (@abhijeet_dipke) October 13, 2026

On Sunday, Jantar Mantar was denotified as a designated protest site in the national capital, based on recommendations from a committee constituted by the Union home ministry. The police order was reported on Monday.

The police designated three alternative venues for protests: Ramlila Ground in central Delhi, Burari Ground in northern Delhi and CBD Ground in eastern Delhi’s Shahdara area.

The order was issued against the backdrop of protests in the national capital by the Cockroach Janta Party, the Opposition parties and...

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