Delhi Police Arrest CJP Leaders At Jantar Mantar As Rahul Gandhi Slams Remand

The Delhi Police has issued a statement detailing action taken against members of the Cockroach Janta Party for trespassing and obstructing police personnel on duty on 13 October 2026 at Jantar Mantar. Police stated that Saurav Das, Ashutosh Ranka, Ajinkya Shinde, and 11 other members trespassed into the denotified protest site through private premises and obstructed officers. While 14 individuals were detained and booked under multiple sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Ranka, Das, and Shinde were arrested under preventive provisions due to alleged attempts to disturb peace and instigate others via social media. The Special Executive Magistrate remanded them to five days of judicial custody under Section 126 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi criticised the police action, calling the jailing of youth an act of cowardice and asserting that Jantar Mantar belongs to the people of India.