Leaders of India’s Cockroach party jailed for violating ban on protest site
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…
The Guardian reports that 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.
This world story centres on India. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include Leaders of India’s Cockroach, Delhi’s Jantar Mantar and Ashutosh Ranka.
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- Leaders of India’s Cockroach, Delhi’s Jantar Mantar, Ashutosh Ranka, Saurav Das
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