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Cockroach Janta Party Leaders Released After Judicial Custody Expiry

Pooja ReddySource: newindianexpress.com
Updated 6d ago
Cockroach Janta Party Leaders Released After Judicial Custody Expiry
Cockroach Janta Party Leaders Released After Judicial Custody ExpirySource: newindianexpress.com
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The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka were released on Wednesday after a special executive magistrate ordered their release. Founder Abhijeet Dipke expressed his willingness to follow their lead, calling them "much, much bigger leaders" than him. The release comes after the expiry of their judicial custody related to the CJP's October 14 protest at Jantar Mantar.

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