Indian court orders release of two Cockroach movement leaders

The Sansasyonel - International (English) · Oct 21, 2026 · 1m

An Indian magistrate has ordered the release of Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka, leaders of the Cockroach Janta party movement, after they spent a week in Delhi’s Tihar jail. The decision was made on Wednesday evening, despite police efforts to keep them in custody. Both were required to sign a bond pledging not to breach the peace again. They had been taken into custody after jumping police barricades and raising an Indian flag at a site in central Delhi that police had cordoned off. They were charged with trespass and violating the peace.

Their detention followed a police crackdown on a…