New Delhi: Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) activists Ashutosh Ranka, Sourav Das and Ajinkya Shinde appeared before the Special Executive Magistrate (SEM) court on Friday as verification of their sureties took place. According to the activists, the court has scheduled their next hearing for the third week of November.
“There was a verification process for our sureties. Everything went well, and we have been given a new date sometime in the third week of November,” Ranka said.
The development comes after CJP activists Saurabh Das, Ashutosh Ranka and Ajinkya Shinde did not appear before the Delhi Police Crime Branch on October 22, despite being summoned to join the probe at 12 noon.
Addressing their absence, Ranka said they could not visit the Crime Branch and had informed the authorities accordingly. He added that the activists were awaiting fresh dates for questioning.
“We are waiting to hear from them. We have not received a specific date yet. We could not make it on the previous date, and we had informed them about that. They said they would confirm the timings, so we are waiting for the Crime Branch to get back to us,” Ranka added.
The Crime Branch had summoned the three leaders to its Rajouri Garden office for questioning.
Earlier, the SEM court ordered the release of Das and Ranka from judicial custody after accepting their personal and surety bonds and recording written undertakings to maintain peace and abide by the law.
SEM Ritu Raj directed the two leaders to furnish personal and surety bonds of Rs 50,000 each until the conclusion of the enquiry. They were also directed to appear on every hearing date and comply with the conditions outlined in their bonds and undertakings.
In their written undertakings, Das and Ranka promised not to breach peace or disturb public tranquillity. They also agreed not to call for protests at Jantar Mantar until the site is denotified in accordance with the law, and stated that future protests would remain within the constitutional framework.
The activists were detained following an October 13 protest at Jantar Mantar, which had been denotified as a designated protest site. Police alleged they entered through private premises and violated conditions relating to maintaining peace.
The SEM court clarified that the enquiry would continue in accordance with the law.
