India, Oct. 21 -- The Delhi high court on Wednesday pulled up jailed Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka over their alleged attempt to enter Jantar Mantar after the site was de-notified as a designated protest venue, observing that "barricades have a purpose". The two leaders withdrew their plea challenging the extension of their judicial custody as the Delhi high court refused to entertain it.

CJP's Das and Ranka have been in judicial custody since October 14 after allegedly scaling the locked gates of Jantar Mantar, from where they led a protest - along with outfit founder Abhijeet Dipke - in June-July that resulted in the resignation of education minister Dharmendra Pradhan. Jantar Mantar was denotified a...