# Delhi Police move CJP cases to Crime Branch

> Two cases against Cockroach Janta Party leaders transferred over Jantar Mantar protest site trespass.
- Title: Delhi Police move CJP cases to Crime Branch · The Hindu
- Summary: Two cases against Cockroach Janta Party leaders transferred over Jantar Mantar protest site trespass. Delhi Police transferred two cases against CJP leaders…
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- Source: The Hindu — https://thehindu.com/news/national/delhi-police-transfers-second-case-against-das-ranka-to-crime-branch/article71606050.ece
- Author: Lavpreet Kaur
- Published: 2026-10-21T02:18:51+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: delhi police, cockroach janta party, saurav das, ashutosh ranka, jantar mantar, crime branch, protest, judicial custody, news, politics
## Two cases transferred to Crime Branch
Delhi Police transferred two cases against Cockroach Janta Party leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka to the Crime Branch on Tuesday, October twenty, twenty twenty-six.
## What the cases involve
The cases relate to trespass into the denotified Jantar Mantar protest site and obstruction of police personnel on October thirteen. The charges were registered a week before the transfer.
## Why the transfer happened
Police said the cases were transferred to the Crime Branch considering their sensitive and important nature and to ensure impartial investigation.

> sensitive and important nature
## How the incident unfolded
Saurav Das, Ashutosh Ranka, Ajinkya Shinde and eleven other CJP members reached Jantar Mantar by trespassing through private premises despite the site being denotified. Police intervened and the group allegedly obstructed them.
## Charges filed against the leaders
Two FIRs were registered at Connaught Place and Parliament Street police stations on October thirteen under multiple sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita including trespass, obstruction and criminal conspiracy.
## Preventive action taken
Police initiated preventive proceedings against Das, Ranka and Shinde under sections one twenty-six and one seventy of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, citing alleged repeated attempts to disturb public peace and instigate others via social…
## Current custody status
Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka remain in judicial custody. Ajinkya Shinde was bound down to maintain peace and good behaviour for six months on a personal bond and surety of five thousand rupees.
## Key takeaway

Delhi Police transferred two cases against CJP leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka to the Crime Branch on October twenty, twenty twenty-six, citing sensitive and important nature requiring impartial investigation.