Delhi Police summons CJP leaders Sourav Das, Ashutosh Ranka

The Delhi Police Crime Branch has summoned Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) leaders Sourav Das, Ashutosh Ranka and Ajinkya Shinde for questioning on Thursday in connection with cases registered over their protest at Jantar Mantar.
According to media reports,the leaders have been asked to appear at the Crime Branch office in Rajouri Garden at 12 noon on October 22. The summons comes a day after Das and Ranka were released from Tihar Jail following a week in judicial custody.

Delhi: Delhi Police's Crime Branch has issued summons to CJP leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka, directing them to appear at its Rajouri Garden office to record their statements. (Visuals from outside the Crime Branch office) https://t.co/VBdVZx9Fla

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Delhi Police transferred the two cases related to the protest to the Crime Branch earlier this week, while Das and Ranka remained in custody.According to the police, on October 13, the three CJP leaders and 11 other party members reached Jantar Mantar, which has been denotified as a designated protest site, by allegedly trespassing through private premises.The Crime Branch is now handling the cases and has called the leaders for questioning as part of its investigation.