CJP leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka remain in custody, but no criminal court has remanded them. They are instead held under a law meant to prevent a breach of peace that police say they may cause.
On Monday, a Special Executive Magistrate at Mandir Marg police station extended their judicial custody, which was due to end the same day, until October 21. The order said the police had indicated a risk to public tranquility. It also rejected as inadequate the fresh sureties – people who vouch that the accused will keep to the conditions of their bond – offered by their lawyers.
