Delhi Police Detain Cockroach Janata Party Members Near Jantar Mantar

Delhi Police detained three Cockroach Janata Party leaders, Saurav Das, Ashutosh Ranka, and Ajinkya Shinde, on October 13, 2026, as they attempted to enter Jantar Mantar.

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Abhijeet Dipke, the founder of the CJP, posted on the social media platform X to report that multiple party workers had been taken into custody. In his message directed at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Dipke stated that public resistance cannot be officially removed by government order.

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This action follows a recent order issued on October 12, 2026, by the Delhi Police to remove Jantar Mantar from the list of official protest locations and move such gatherings to three alternative spaces located farther away from government centers. Police officials explained that the detained party members managed to reach the restricted zone by passing through nearby food shops and eateries. Because authorities no longer permit demonstrations at this historic site, police confirmed that staging gatherings there is now unlawful and that further legal steps are currently underway.