Indian court extends detention of ‘Cockroach’ leaders

An Indian court extended the detention of Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) leaders Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das by two days after Delhi police sought more time to question them. They were arrested alongside 12 other protesters after climbing barricades to enter Jantar Mantar, a protest site where demonstrations had been banned. The CJP has led near-daily protests against a controversial revision of voter lists and is demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. The party’s legal head, Ratna Singh, called the order an “absolute mockery” of the judicial system and said the CJP would challenge it in a higher court.