Indian Youth Leaders Freed After Week in Jail for Protest
Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das, leaders of India's youth-led Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), were released from Tihar Jail on October 21, 2026, after spending one week in custody.
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All countriesAshutosh Ranka and Saurav Das, leaders of India's youth-led Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), were released from Tihar Jail on October 21, 2026, after spending one week in custody.
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