On 13th October (Tuesday), a group of protesters from the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), led by Ashutosh Ranka, Saurav Das and Ajinkya Shinde, illegally broke into Jantar Mantar a day after the centre denotified it as a protest venue. A video of the act, where they can be seen scaling an iron gate and a police barrier, was shared by CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke, adding, “You cannot denotify the resistance, Prime Minister Narendra Modi.”
They were detained and removed after a brief struggle with police who attempted to stop them. The action was taken against 14 people, including Ranka, Das and Shinde. They have been brought to Jaffarpur Kalan police station. This has occurred just two days after CJP leaders were released by an executive magistrate on the condition that they “maintain peace” and “good behaviour” for a year.
Cockroaches with the Tiranga sneaked into Jantar Mantar early this morning before they were picked up by Delhi Police. @AshutoshRanka, @SauravDassss, @AjinkyaCJP along with other team members have been detained. You cannot denotify the resistance, @narendramodi https://t.co/x7B40akCVO
— Abhijeet Dipke (@abhijeet_dipke) October 13, 2026
The initial preventive measure directed at CJP leadership was implemented pursuant to Sections 126 and 170 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023. The party sought to conduct an illegal protest at Janatar Mantar on 10th October for which authorisation had been explicitly rejected, and they subsequently encouraged their supporters to join them in breach of Section 163 of the BNSS.
The provision was enforced throughout the location and multiple regions of Delhi by the authorities to preserve public order. CJP supporters were found inciting the participants to engage in vandalism, violence and unlawful conduct ahead of the protest. Furthermore, its July agitation against the government has been marked by serious instances of violence in which several police personnel were subjected to grave attacks.
OpIndia has already reported that if the CJP leaders are found violating the one-year bond they signed, they may face forfeiture of their Rs 50,000 surety bond; fresh criminal proceedings can be initiated against them; and the police may impose stricter penal sections or take immediate legal action, including re-arrest or detention for any renewed breach of peace or law-and-order violations. Furthermore, the court will give consideration to this breach if any new criminal proceedings are initiated against them again.
Jantar Mantar is located in central Delhi, a high-security area. On the advice of a committee under the Union Home Ministry, three new sites have been approved as designated places for protests and sit-ins in the national capital, including Ramlila Ground, Burari Ground and CBD Ground in east Delhi.
