Activists Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das, associated with the organization Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP), remain in judicial custody following a court order to extend their detention. The pair was initially arrested on October 13 after allegedly scaling the locked gates of Jantar Mantar in New Delhi.

Reports indicate that the activists were protesting at the site, which has recently been denotified as a designated protest area. Following their initial detention, they were placed in five days of judicial custody on October 14. While both NDTV and India Today confirm the extension of their custody, the outlets provide slightly different details regarding the duration of the extension. NDTV reports the extension as a continuation of their ongoing judicial custody, while India Today specifies that the custody has been extended by an additional two days.

The legal proceedings follow the activists' unauthorized entry into the Jantar Mantar premises. Authorities have maintained that the site is no longer authorized for public demonstrations, leading to the charges against the individuals involved. As of now, there has been no official statement from the defense regarding potential bail applications or further legal challenges to the custody extension.