A Delhi magistrate remanded CJP leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka to five days of judicial custody. The order cited peace bond violations, protest calls and attempts to mobilise people at Jantar Mantar, which is now denotified as a protest site.

Rahul Gandhi condemned the judicial custody of CJP leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka as an “act of cowardice” after their detention for allegedly trespassing at Jantar Mantar during a protest against the ECI over alleged SIR irregularities.