Bond signed on Saturday, breached by Tuesday: CJP leaders held for allegedly storming Jantar Mantar again

Two CJP leaders signed a peace bond on Saturday and are accused of breaching it days later. See what police allege and what the CJP says

PGurus Newsdesk

October 14, 2026

Two of the three had signed a one-year peace bond after being detained on Saturday

Charges include trespassing, violating prohibitory orders and obstructing a public servant

Three leaders of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), Ashutosh Ranka, Saurav Das and Ajinkya Shinde, have been placed under preventive arrest for allegedly entering the Jantar Mantar area without authorisation, officials said on Wednesday. The arrests came just days after two of them promised the authorities in writing that they would keep the peace.

Barricades breached at a closed protest site

According to officials, the three were detained early on Tuesday after they allegedly broke through barricades and entered the protest site, which had recently been denotified as a designated venue for demonstrations. They allegedly raised slogans demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.

A peace bond, broken within days

Ranka and Das had signed a bond to maintain peace for a year after being detained on Saturday during an earlier protest in the capital. Within days, officials say, they were back at a restricted site.

Police have registered a case against the three for trespassing, violating prohibitory orders, breaching the peace bond and obstructing a public servant from discharging official duties. They are expected to be produced before the Special Court of the Executive Magistrate.

Part of a larger pattern

The arrests come amid heightened security in Delhi after a series of protests by the CJP and other groups over alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls. Police have already put the city under heavy deployment for the party’s earlier demonstrations, with Metro stations shut and traffic and train services disrupted for lakhs of ordinary commuters. In an earlier statement, Delhi Police said people have a right to protest, but that residents also have a right to go about their day safely.

The question the CJP must answer

The right to protest is not in dispute, and Delhi Police have said so. What officials are asking is why leaders who signed a peace bond on Saturday are accused of breaking it by Tuesday, and why the law should bend for those who repeatedly defy it.

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