<p>Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka spent a week in jail after defying restrictions on protests in Delhi amid government crackdown</p><p>An Indian court has ordered the release of two leaders of India’s Cockroach movement, who were jailed last week amid a mounting state crackdown on youth-led protests.</p><p>The two leaders of the Cockroach Janta party (CJP) movement, Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/14/leaders-of-indias-cockroach-party-jailed-for-violating-ban-on-protest-site">had spent a week in Delhi’s Tihar jail</a> after being arrested by Delhi police last week.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/21/india-cockroach-movement-leaders-released-protests-government-crackdown">Continue reading...</a>
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Indian court orders release of two leaders of Cockroach movement
<p>Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka spent a week in jail after defying restrictions on protests in Delhi amid government crackdown</p><p>An Indian court has ordered the release of two leaders of India’s Cockroach movement, who were jailed last week amid a mounting state crackdown on youth-led protests.</p><p>The two leaders of the Cockroach Janta party (CJP) movement, Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/14/leaders-of-indias-cockroach-party-jailed-for-violating-ban-on-protest-site">had spent a week in Delhi’s Tihar jail</a> after being arrested by Delhi police last week.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/21/india-cockroach-movement-leaders-released-protests-government-crackdown">Continue reading...</a>