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COCKROACH BULLETIN Dt.14/10/26

 

COCKROACH BULLETIN Dt.14/10/26

SARASIJ MAJUMDER

Mis-information are wildly circulated about ‘JUDICIAL ARREST’ of two Cockroach Leaders, in social media, including lead National & International Newspapers.

It calls for proper information.

Which Cockroaches are arrested?

The individuals arrested are leaders and activists of India's Gen Z-led Cockroach Janta Party (CJP). Most recently, top leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka were formally arrested and sentenced to five days of judicial custody.

Current Status of the Arrests:

• Saurav Das & Ashutosh Ranka (Currently Jailed): Arrested after climbing barricades to unfurl the national flag at Jantar Mantar. A magistrate remanded them to five days in jail on charges of trespassing, violating prohibitory orders, and obstructing public officials.

They are in judicial custody and have been sent to Tihar Jail.

In India's legal system, these two terms work together in this scenario:

• The Legal Status: A Special Executive Magistrate remanded them to five days of judicial custody, meaning they are under the authority of the court rather than being held for interrogation by the Delhi Police (which would be police custody).

• The Physical Location: Because they were remanded to judicial custody, they were physically jailed and lodged inside Tihar Jail to serve out those five days.

The court ordered this five-day period due to police apprehensions that the leaders would repeatedly violate peace bonds and continue instigating unauthorized protests at the denotified Jantar Mantar site.

The Delhi Police have registered two separate First Information Reports (FIRs) against Saurav Das, Ashutosh Ranka, and 12 other Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) members. Because the incident took place in October 2026, they are charged under India's new criminal code, the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), rather than the old Indian Penal Code (IPC).

The specific legal charges and provisions filed against them are broken down by the two registering police stations:

1. Connaught Place Police Station FIR

This FIR focuses primarily on how the leaders allegedly bypassed security to enter Jantar Mantar through adjacent private premises. The specific BNS charges are:

• Section 223(a): Disobedience of an order duly promulgated by a public servant (for violating the prohibitory orders banning assembly at the site).

• Section 332: House-trespass to commit an offence punishable with imprisonment.

• Section 61(2): Criminal conspiracy.

 

2. Parliament Street Police Station FIR

 

This FIR relates to the physical confrontation that ensued when security personnel attempted to stop the group. The specific BNS charges are:

• Section 221: Obstructing a public servant in the discharge of their official functions.

• Section 132: Assault or criminal force to deter a public servant from discharge of his duty.

• Section 115(2) & Section 121(1): Voluntarily causing hurt, and voluntarily causing hurt to deter a public servant from their duty.

• Section 3(5): Joint liability for acts committed by several persons in furtherance of a common intention.

Preventive Arrest & Peace Bond Violations

Separate from the formal FIR penal charges, the police also initiated preventive action under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS):

• Section 126 & Section 170 (BNSS): These sections govern preventive arrest to stop a person from committing a cognizable offence or breaching public peace.

• Breach of Peace Bond: Just days prior, both leaders had signed a legal undertaking (peace bond) promising to maintain good behavior for a year. The police successfully argued before the magistrate that by immediately scaling the gates at Jantar Mantar, the leaders intentionally violated that bond and used social media to incite others to do the same.

• Abhijeet Dipke (Released): The founder of the movement was initially arrested directly off a commercial flight upon landing in New Delhi. He was released by a court the following day after committing to a peace bond.

• Thousands of Activists: Between 3,000 and 7,000 student protesters and youth volunteers have been systematically detained, bussed away. Some are arrested by Delhi Police during the ongoing city-wide clampdowns who have past criminal records.

END OF BULLETIN

 

 

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