### [2026-10-14](/feed/2026/10/14/index.md)

##### 2026 Delhi Jantar Mantar protests
# A court in New Delhi, India, remands Cockroach Janta Party spokespeople Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka in custody for five days after police detained them for entering the restricted Jantar Mantar protest site. 




### Sources:

1. [AFP via RFI](https://www.rfi.fr/en/international-news/20261014-top-indian-cockroach-leaders-sent-to-jail-after-protest)

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