Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
World
Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi

Leaders of India’s Cockroach party jailed for violating ban on protest site

Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das, co-conveners of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), have been jailed for five days in Delhi.
Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das, co-conveners of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), have been jailed for five days in Delhi. Photograph: Kabir Jhangiani/NurPhoto/Shutterstock

Two leaders of India’s youth-led Cockroach movement have been sent to jail for five days for violating a ban on protests at a site in central Delhi.

A court ordered that Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das, leaders of the Cockroach Janata party (CJP) movement, spend five days in Delhi’s Tihar prison for jumping over police barricades, holding up slogans and waving the Indian flag at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.