00:00Is there going to be an extended jail term for Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka?
00:05Because what we hear is, remember the five-day judicial custody that concluded for the Kokrot Janata party leaders.
00:11What next? Delhi police are seeking an extension of their jail term.
00:15The Delhi police is saying they have breached a bond that they themselves signed, a peace bond.
00:21And then, despite that, they attempted in a behavior that was unacceptable.
00:26This is what the Delhi police is saying.
00:29The Delhi police, therefore, is seeking an extension of the custody for Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka.
00:36Both were nabbed for breaching the peace bond.
00:39They entered into Jantar Mantar illegally after it was denotified as a protest site.
00:43Police says that this is strong enough as an evidence for them to continue to live in the Tihar jail
00:51and judicial custody.
00:53Just remember, basically, since October 13th, they have been held by Delhi police.
00:57They have been in the prison.
00:59Anshul Singh is joining me for the latest on that.
01:02Anshul, is this really such a big crime that the Kokrot Janata party's two young leaders, Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav
01:09Das,
01:09need to have an extended judicial custody for the next few days as well?
01:13How is the Delhi police saying this is significant?
01:20Well, yes, the Delhi police has gone ahead and sought a five-day extension of the judicial custody of both
01:26Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das.
01:27There are certain reasons that have been cited by them, including the festive season that is around the corner.
01:33And there is this mistrust between the CGP workers and the Delhi police.
01:38That is one of the reasons probably for which they have gone ahead and asked for a five-day extension
01:42of judicial custody.
01:44The hearing is still underway.
01:45It remains to be seen if the SEM will deem it necessary that for a bailable offence, a person could
01:52be kept inside the jail cells for more than five days.
01:56Because generally, in such cases of Section 126 of the BNSS, a bail is a very normal thing that happens
02:03within a time period of 24 hours.
02:05But in this case, already more than five days has elapsed and the Delhi police has sought an extension of
02:11another five days from the SEM court.
02:13So in the next few minutes, we are expecting the verdict to come out if at all an extension of
02:16the judicial custody is given.
02:18And if the extension is given, for how many days will that extension be given to the Delhi police so
02:23that both Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das could stay behind the bars specifically during this festive season.
02:28Let's listen to the other side also, Anjoon.
02:29What do you think that those in defense of Saurav Das and Ranka, what are they saying?
02:33Why do these two leaders need to now be moved out of the prison that trespassing, as it is being
02:38called, of the Jantar Mantra side cannot be considered such a big crime?
02:46Well, the CJP per se officially has not issued any statement at this point in time as the hearing is
02:52still underway.
02:52But yes, what Delhi police sources are telling us that the reason for which they have sought an extension of
02:59the custody is because Deshara is just around the corner.
03:03And if at all, there are certain elements or there are certain party workers who might try to hit the
03:08streets again.
03:09And there could be a law and order situation specifically in the areas of Connaught Place where the NTA has
03:14already gone ahead and sought help from the courts.
03:18And in fact, they have also gone ahead and filed a petition in which they have claimed that they have
03:25had losses of more than Rs. 200 crores for a single day of business that was not undertaken due to
03:31the protest that was happening at Connaught Place.
03:34So, all these reasons are something that the Delhi police has looked into.
03:37Anjoon, do update as in when a decision is taken.
03:39Five-day judicial custody is done for Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka.
03:42Delhi police is seeking an extension.
03:44Will that happen or will they be able to get the bail and be out in this case?
03:49And if there is an extension, till when could that be also happening?
03:53We'll be tracking all that and more.
