India news: 'Cockroach' leaders sent to judicial custody over protests
Three of India's Cockroach movement leaders will spend five days in jail over charges of trespassing into what was until recently a designated protest site. In other news, Marco Rubio is set to visit India. DW has more.
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Left-wing All India Students' Association (AISA) on Wednesday demanded the "immediate release" of Cockroach movement conveners Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka after the duo were sent to judicial custody over trespassing amid protests.
"Tihar Jail for raising the Tricolor at Jantar Mantar?" the organization questioned in a post on X, adding that they stood in solidarity with the political pressure Group Cockroach Janta Party (CJP).
AISA is one among several groups and opposition parties protesting in India's national capital against India's election chief Gyanesh Kumar.
AISA's National President Neha Bora has been at the forefront of the recent protests which saw Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ruling government deploy thousands of police and rapid action forces to detain protesters.
Cockroach party conveners Ranka, Das sent to 5 days in judicial custody
Three leaders of India's Cockroach movement — Co-Conveners Saurav Das, Ashutosh Ranka and organizer Ajinkya Shinde — have been formally charged with multiple violations by authorities in India's national capital.
It all comes amid their protest against India's election chief over mass deletion of voter names from electoral rolls.
The trio was detained early Tuesday after they allegedly "sneaked" past police barricades to enter the grounds of Jantar Mantar in central Delhi, which until recently was a designated protest site.
News agency PTI, citing sources, reported that police have now formally charged them with trespassing, violation of prohibitory orders, breach of a peace bond and obstructing a public servant from discharging officials duties.
Meanwhile, Cockroach Janta Party's Founder Abhijeet Dipke said Das and Ranka had been "sent to five days judicial custody."
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- Three of India's Cockroach movement leaders will spend five days in jail over charges of trespassing into what was until recently a designated protest site. In other news, Marco Rubio is set to visit India. DW has more.
- Tired of missing our real-time updates? Click here to add us as a Preferred Source on Google. Then tap the "Star" or "Preferred" to keep DW News at the top of your feed.
- Left-wing All India Students' Association (AISA) on Wednesday demanded the "immediate release" of Cockroach movement conveners Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka after the duo were sent to judicial custody over trespassing amid protests.
- "Tihar Jail for raising the Tricolor at Jantar Mantar?" the organization questioned in a post on X, adding that they stood in solidarity with the political pressure Group Cockroach Janta Party (CJP).
- AISA is one among several groups and opposition parties protesting in India's national capital against India's election chief Gyanesh Kumar.