Dipke Shares Photo After Court Extends Custody of CJP Leaders
· India · Times of India, India Today, Hindustan Times
Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke shared a photo of group leaders Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das after a Delhi court extended their judicial custody by two days. Ranka and Das were originally detained on October 13 after entering Jantar Mantar and waving the national flag a day after Delhi Police denotified the site as a protest venue. The supporters also raised slogans against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar before facing preventive arrest. Dipke criticized the state's legal tactics, alleging that officials were deliberately delaying court proceedings. The two leaders will be produced before the court again on Wednesday.
Why it matters
The case highlights escalating tensions surrounding protest restrictions and freedom of assembly at designated demonstration sites in New Delhi.
Read the original report — Times of India
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