Delhi Police on October 19 transferred the trespassing case against two Cockroach Janta Party leaders to the Inter State Cell of the Crime Branch.
The transfer came shortly after a magistrate extended their judicial custody by two days.
Police allege that the two trespassed through private premises to reach Jantar Mantar, which had been de-notified as a protest site.
The party accuses the authorities of prolonging the detention, while police say release could threaten public peace.
No court has found them guilty of any offence.
Delhi Police on Monday, October 19, 2026, transferred the trespassing case against two Cockroach Janta Party leaders to a Crime Branch unit, according to ThePrint, India TV and Millennium Post.
The case was moved to the Inter State Cell of the Crime Branch for further investigation, according to ThePrint.
The transfer came shortly after the leaders’ judicial custody was extended by two days, according to police sources quoted in the reports.
The reports differ somewhat on whether the transfer came before or after the extension of custody, though most say it came shortly after.
The two leaders were produced before a newly appointed Special Executive Magistrate at the Mandir Marg police station on Monday and sent to judicial remand for two more days, according to ThePrint.
Onmanorama reports that the custody was extended until October 21 and that the magistrate rejected the sureties offered for their release.
According to that report, one surety’s photograph did not match the image on the Aadhaar card, and another surety’s documents lacked basic details, including parentage.
The party’s leaders were detained on October 13 after allegedly entering the Jantar Mantar area, and reports say they raised slogans against the Chief Election Commissioner and unfurled the national flag, according to ThePrint.
On October 14, a Special Executive Magistrate sent the two leaders to judicial custody, according to the same report.
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