CEC row LIVE: Delhi Police transfers trespassing case against CJP leaders to Crime Branch
Delhi Police on Monday transferred the trespassing case against Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka to its Crime Branch unit, shortly after their judicial custody was extended by two days, according to police sources.
Police have now transferred the case to the Inter State Cell unit of Crime Branch for further investigation.
Das and Ranka were sent to judicial custody on October 14 by a Special Executive Magistrate for allegedly trespassing into private premises to reach Jantar Mantar, which was denotified as a protest site a day before, and violating bonds requiring them to maintain peace.
Their associate Ajinkya Shinde was bound down to maintain peace and good behaviour for six months and released on a personal bond and a surety of Rs 5,000.
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Delhi Police transferred the trespassing case against CJP leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka to the Crime Branch as their judicial custody was extended by two days. - PTI
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